"face down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 俯卧
• 脸朝下

Definition

身体正面或物体表面朝下，面向地面。用于描述人趴着或物品“面朝下”放置的状态。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Face down” 可用于人与物体，人时多指趴着，物体时常见于如“把卡背面朝上”。口吻中性，不要与 facing down（面对、对抗）混淆。反义为 face up，常出现在指令或报道中。

Examples

The child was lying face down on the floor.

孩子**趴着**躺在地板上。

Please place the papers face down on the table.

请把文件**面朝下**放在桌上。

He put the playing card face down so no one could see it.

他将扑克牌**面朝下**放好，不让别人看到。

The suspect was ordered to lie face down during the arrest.

嫌疑人在被捕时被命令**趴下**。

My phone screen got scratched because I always leave it face down.

我手机屏幕划伤了，因为我总是把它**面朝下**放。

Everyone had to put their tests face down when time was up.

时间到了，大家都要把试卷**面朝下**放好。