face up to

英 [feɪs ʌp tu]

美 [feɪs ʌp tu]

（使）直面，正视（真相、现实等）

柯林斯词典

• → see:face 5

双语例句

• Perhaps we can face up to difficulty.
  或许我们能勇敢面对。
• Japan must face up to the past, if it wants to lead in the future.
  日本若想要主导未来，就必须正视历史。
• They also face up to their fears.
  他们也面对他们的恐惧。
• But to do so we must face up to realities.
  但要想这样，我们必须面对现实。
• They argued with him, but he could not face up to reality.
  他们和他辩论，但是他仍不能正视现实。
• There are dangers which you must face up to.
  有危险，你必须勇敢地面对。
• You must face up to your fear, and do it anyway.
  你必须勇敢地面对你的恐惧，不管如何都要去做。
• Or we can face up to the institutional impediments to growth I have described here.
  或者，我们也可以坦然面对我在文中描述的这种阻碍经济增长的机构问题。
• Though we will face up to more difficulties, I believe we will succeed in the near future.
  虽然我们会面对更多的困难，我相信我们会在不久将来取得成功。
• We must face up to our responsibilities and not try to get out of them.
  我们必须勇敢地担当起我们的责任，而不应当试图推卸责任。