facelift

facelift既可指通过整形手术改善面部衰老迹象，也可泛指使建筑、产品或计划等焕然一新的改造；还可作动词表示进行这种改造。

💡 记忆钩子

把“脸”向上提拉，原本显老的外观变得更新、更精神：用于人脸时是面部拉皮手术，用于建筑、产品等时则是借助翻新和改造来改善外观。

📝 学习建议

先掌握名词的两个主要义项，再记住动词义项；动词就是“给某物做一次 facelift”。
不要把 facelift 只理解成普通护肤或化妆；单独使用时通常首先指面部整形手术，泛指翻新时要看上下文。

📖 中文释义

noun

core 面部拉皮手术

📖 通过整形手术提拉面部皮肤、改善皱纹等衰老迹象，使脸看起来更年轻。这是它最直接、最具体的意思。

💡 常用“have/get a facelift”表示接受手术，也可说“a facelift operation”。这个词通常指外科美容手术，不等同于普通美容护理；谈论个人外貌时语气可能较为直接，应注意语境。

Her aunt had a facelift last year and looks much younger now.

她姨妈去年做了面部拉皮手术，现在看起来年轻多了。

He said he would never consider getting a facelift.

他说自己绝不会考虑做面部拉皮手术。
core 翻新；改观

📖 把旧建筑、产品、网站或计划重新装饰、更新或改进，让它们的外观和整体形象焕然一新；这里不是给真的脸做手术，而是把某物“提亮”。

💡 常用“give something a facelift”或“a facelift for something”，后面接建筑、品牌、网站等需要更新形象的对象。这个义项多见于新闻、商业和日常评论，通常强调外观或呈现方式的改善，不一定表示彻底重建。

broadly

The company gave its website a facelift with a cleaner design.

这家公司用更简洁的设计翻新了网站的外观。

facelifts plural

verb

core 给……做整形或翻新

📖 表示实际进行 facelift：可以是给人做面部拉皮，也可以是把建筑、产品等翻新得更现代、更有吸引力。具体是哪一种，要由宾语和上下文决定。

💡 常用“facelift + 人或事物”作宾语，例如表示给一座建筑或品牌改造外观。描述建筑、网站等时多是比喻义；在普通会话中，名词结构“give something a facelift”往往比这个动词更自然。

The museum was facelifted before the grand reopening.

博物馆在盛大重新开放前进行了外观翻新。

facelifts present,singular,third-person facelifting participle,present facelifted participle,past facelifted past

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 2 组

a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes;

同义词集: face lift facelift face lifting

give your home a facelift

more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction

上位: overhaul, redevelopment, renovation

plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

同义词集: face lift facelift lift face lifting cosmetic surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty nip and tuck

some actresses have more than one face lift

🌳 词源

由英语 face（脸、外观）和 lift（提拉、提升）构成，字面上是“把脸提起来”。

From face + lift.

🔄 变式

facelifted past facelifting present facelifts plural

🏷 单词标签 & 词根