game face
game face — 名詞
- game facesingular
- game facesplural
1. a very serious expression that shows you are ready to compete or deal with a har
備戰神情
比賽或難關前展現決心的嚴肅表情
a very serious expression that shows you are ready to compete or deal with a hard situation
Before the final set, Yumi put on her game face and stopped joking.
決賽盤開始前，Yumi 擺出備戰神情，不再開玩笑。
put on your game face
The sales team walked into the meeting with game faces after the bad numbers.
看到數字難看後，銷售團隊走進會議室時個個帶著備戰神情。
with game faces before pressure
As soon as the camera turned on, Stephanie's game face replaced her nervous smile.
攝影機一開，Stephanie 緊張的笑容立刻換成備戰神情。
Kofi gave the crowd a quick wave, then settled into his game face.
Kofi 快速向觀眾揮手後，就收起笑容擺出備戰神情。
Even in practice, Indra wears a game face when the score gets close.
即使只是練習，比分接近時 Indra 也會露出備戰神情。
- determined look
plain description without the idiomatic tone
- poker face
focuses on hiding emotion rather than showing readiness to compete
- brave face
suggests hiding worry or pain, not preparing to fight or win
文法句型
put on your game face
with a game face
game face before [event]
用法筆記
Usually singular and often used with verbs like 'put on', 'keep', or 'wear'. It started in sports, but people also use it for meetings, interviews, and other tense situations.