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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can their parents face up to all this?
  他们的父母能够面对这一切吗？
• There are dangers which you must face up to.
  有危险，你必须勇敢地面对。
• 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。
• Therefore, it is necessary face up to the problem.
  因此，大有必要来正视这个问题。
• They also face up to their fears.
  他们也面对他们的恐惧。
• 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。
• I hope one day society will have the courage to face up to the reality of step family situations.
  我希望有一天社会能勇敢地面对继亲家庭情况的现实。