face up to something phrasal verbphr v DEAL WITHto accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem 勇于面对〔难以接受的事实或问题〕 They’ll never offer you another job; you might as well face up to it. 他们决不会再给你一个工作机会了，你还是接受现实吧。
She had to face up to the fact that he was guilty. 她必须接受他是有罪的这一事实。
face up to • Mr Toledo, the presidential favourite, has had to face up to his own video scandal.• I think we ought to face up to it.
face up to it• I think we ought to face up to it.• It took time until she could face up to it.
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