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

• There are dangers which you must face up to.
  有危险，你必须勇敢地面对。
• We had to face up to the harsh realities of life sooner or later.
  我们迟早都得正视生活的严酷现实。
• 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。
• Therefore, it is necessary face up to the problem.
  因此，大有必要来正视这个问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 hope they will face up to the grave situation prevailing there.
  我们希望他们能正视那儿的严重局势。
• Can their parents face up to all this?
  他们的父母能够面对这一切吗？
• 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。