- countenance
 - ['kauntənəns]
 - n. 面容,表情;支持
vt. 支持,赞同 
同义词
           - n. endorsement,imprimatur,kisser,visage
 - v. allow,let,permit
 
参考例子
           - 1.We will never countenance violence, however serious the threat against us.
 - 不管威胁多么严峻,我们永远不会容忍暴力。
 
- 2.They would not countenance our suggestion.
 - 他们不会批准我们的建议。
 
- 3.Few people gave countenance to some of the greatest inventions or discoveries.
 - 有些最伟大的发明和发现最初是很少有人支持的。
 
英文解释
           - n.
 - 1.the appearance conveyed by a person's face
 - 2.formal and explicit approval
 - 3.the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
 
- v.
 - 1.consent to, give permission
 
网络释义
               - countenance
 - 脸部表情; 赞同; 面容; 容貌;
 
- in countenance
 - 镇定; 沉着;
 
- countenance model
 - 外貌模式;
 
- lose countenance
 - 失色;
 
- lost countenance
 - 起来; 受窘;