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

• Television could face up to its own fantasies about race and begin to challenge Americans 'assumptions about themselves.
  电视可能会正视它自己对种族问题所抱的幻想，并且开始对美国人对自己的种种设想提出质疑。
• There are dangers which you must face up to.
  有危险，你必须勇敢地面对。
• 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。
• All young people must face up to reality and not kid themselves that the world owes them a living.
  所有的年轻人都必须接受现实，不要自欺欺人，觉得生来就该享清福。
• He was forced to face up to the situation.
  他只好勇敢地面对这种局面。
• 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。
• 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。
• You're right. you're right. I should face up to the facts.
  你说的对，我该面对现实了。
• The boy knew he should tell his neighbour that he broke the window, but he couldn't face up to it.
  那男孩知道他应该告诉邻居是他打破了窗户，但他又没有勇气这么做。
• But to do so we must face up to realities.
  但要想这样，我们必须面对现实。