Sunlight played on the surface of the lake.

阳光在湖面上闪烁。

《牛津词典》

On the surface, he appeared unchanged.

看外表他好像没变。

《牛津词典》

On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid.

她表面上看似温顺，其实乏味无趣。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Real La Nina events have been linked with cooler than normal temperatures on the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean.

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There are proteins, for example, on the surface of some cells that bind insulin and respond to the presence of insulin.

比如说蛋白,有些细胞表面上的蛋白,捕获胰岛素并且对胰岛素进行应答

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When God began this process of creating the heaven and the earth, And the earth was unformed and void, And his wind was on the surface of the deep and so on, He said, "Let there be light and there was light."

当上帝开始开创天地的过程，大地一片混沌，虚空无形，他的呼吸掠过这混沌的表面，他说，“要有光，于是便有了光“

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

On the surface side, Joy has nearly twice the sales of its nearest competitor, Bucyrus International.

FORBES: The big dig

On the surface, Viread seemed to work like AZT and Zerit, but underneath it worked better.

FORBES: The Golden Age of Antiviral Drugs

Mine is a profession that might on the surface appear to suit the passive personality.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Trauma'