straight-faced

英 [ˌstreɪt ˈfeɪst]

美 [ˌstreɪt ˈfeɪst]

adj.  绷着脸的; 忍住不笑的

牛津词典

adj.

• 绷着脸的；忍住不笑的
  without laughing or smiling, even though you may be amused

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 一本正经的;绷着脸的
  Astraight-facedperson appears not to be amused in a funny situation.
  1. ...a straight-faced, humourless character...
     不苟言笑、毫无幽默感的人
  2. 'Whatever gives you that idea?' she replied straight-faced.
     “你怎么会有那种想法呢?”她绷着脸反问道。

双语例句

• He was a straight-faced, humourless character.
  他是个一脸严肃相、缺乏幽默感的人。
• Straight-faced, he leaned toward the door and asked," Going to the nudist Colony, sir?"
  我们都拭目以待。司机拉长了脸，向车门靠过去，问道：“先生，是去裸体营地吗？”
• He told the story so straight-faced, I just presumed it was true.
  他表情如此严肃地说这事，我真以为那是真的。
• It was a brilliant joke and she told it completely straight-faced.
  那是一个很精彩的笑话，而且她在讲述时脸部毫无表情。
• 'Whatever gives you that idea?' she replied straight-faced.
  “你怎么会有那种想法呢？”她绷着脸反问道。