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

• Can their parents face up to all this?
  他们的父母能够面对这一切吗？
• He was forced to face up to the situation.
  他只好勇敢地面对这种局面。
• You're right. you're right. I should face up to the facts.
  你说的对，我该面对现实了。
• 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 should learn to face up to reality.
  我们要学会敢于面对事实。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But to do so we must face up to realities.
  但要想这样，我们必须面对现实。
• Face up to reality. That's the only way out.
  面对现实，这是唯一的出路。