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

• 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。
• You're right. you're right. I should face up to the facts.
  你说的对，我该面对现实了。
• There are dangers which you must face up to.
  有危险，你必须勇敢地面对。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。