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。
• You're right. you're right. I should face up to the facts.
  你说的对，我该面对现实了。
• 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。
• There is a good way to solve it: face up to your worries.
  有一个很好的解决办法：正视你的烦恼。
• 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。
• I guess I don't have the courage to face up to it and hurt him.
  我觉得我没勇气面对这件事，也不想伤害他。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。