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face (obj) DEAL WITHfeIsvto (cause or force to) recognize, think about, accept or deal with (a problem or difficulty)面对,正视,对付The dilemma facing ambulance and emergency personnel is poor communication. [T]救护车和急救人员面对的困境是通讯不方便。They face/are faced with financial penalties. [T]他们面临着财政处罚。We were faced by a flooded cellar. [T]我们不得不应付一个被水淹的地下室。The main question that faces us at present is how to avoid job losses. [T]现在我们面临的主要问题是如何避免失业。We'll have to face her with (= give her) this new information and see what she has to say. [T]我们必须把这个新消息告诉她,看她有什么可说。I can't face climbing those stairs again. [+ v -ing]我再也没有勇气去爬那些楼梯。We'll have to face (the) facts and start cutting costs. [T]我们必须面对事实,并开始削减成本。I've faced up to the knowledge that I'll never be a great writer. [I]我已经能正视自己永远无法成为一个伟大的作家这一点。(infml) He'll have to face the music (= he'll be in trouble) when his parents find out he's been missing school.当他父母发现他一直没去上课时,他就有麻烦了。
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