countenances
n. 面容( countenance的名词复数 ); 表情; 镇静; 道义支持
If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
Jake would not countenance Janis's marrying while still a student.
杰克不会同意贾尼斯还在上学就结婚。
...the military men who refused to countenance the overthrow of the president.
拒绝支持推翻总统的军人们
Someone's countenance is their face.
He met each inquiry with an impassive countenance.
他面无表情地接受每一个盘问。
' stood apart, with countenances of inflexible gravity , beyond what even the Puritan aspect could attain . "
站在一旁, 他们脸上那种严肃刚毅的神情, 比清教徒们还 有过之而无不及.
The artistic thing is, to unmask honest countenances!
我承认,做起来是有困难的!
She was of a helpless, fleshy build, with a frank, open countenances innocent, diffident manner.
那妇人生着一副绵软多肉的体格, 一张坦率开诚的面容,一种天真羞怯的神气.