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

• Face up to reality. That's the only way out.
  面对现实，这是唯一的出路。
• He was forced to face up to the situation.
  他只好勇敢地面对这种局面。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Students should face up to the learning difficulty, not avoiding them at all.
  学生应该正视学习中的困难，而不要逃避他们。
• 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。
• But to do so we must face up to realities.
  但要想这样，我们必须面对现实。
• Therefore, it is necessary face up to the problem.
  因此，大有必要来正视这个问题。