板着面孔 meaning in English
grave 2
keep a straight face
Examples
- The fair boy said this solemnly .
金发少年板着面孔回答。 - It seems to gaze with a steady face upon the city below .
它似乎板着面孔凝视着下面的城市。 - Mrs. rumbold was a large , unsmiling lady in a tight black dress .
拉姆博德太太是一位板着面孔、穿着紧身黑衣裙的肥胖女人。 - I kept a straight face as long as i could , but i finally had to crack up .
我尽量板着面孔，但最后还是控制不住失声大笑起来。 - There was something contagious in kit's laugh, for his mother, who had look grave before, first subsided into a smile .
基特的笑好象有传染性似的；因为他母亲先前本是板着面孔，这会儿也泛起了笑容。