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

• 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。
• He was forced to face up to the situation.
  他只好勇敢地面对这种局面。
• Face up to reality. That's the only way out.
  面对现实，这是唯一的出路。
• It is time for the internet groups to face up to their own responsibilities.
  如今，是时候让互联网企业正视一下自己的责任了。
• 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。
• We never told anybody to do anything, except to face up to the abilities of consciousness.
  我们从来没有告诉过任何人去做任何事，我们只是让他们面对自己意识的能力。
• You could face up to eight years in jail for spreading rumours considered prejudicial to security
  散布危害社会安全的谣言将被判入狱8年。
• We should face up to the fact that we are no longer young.
  我们应该勇敢承认和面对我们已不再年轻这一事实。
• I hope one day society will have the courage to face up to the reality of step family situations.
  我希望有一天社会能勇敢地面对继亲家庭情况的现实。