| 释义 |
Examples:facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—facing imminent catastrophe—with back the mountain and facing the water (favored location)—facing directly (with one's eyes)—facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life—facing the water (favored location)—lie to (facing the wind)—facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties—four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back—small rooms facing or the side of the main hall or veranda—warm oneself facing the fire—fall into difficulty (e.g. facing bankruptcy)—(soccer) facing the goalmouth—knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution—battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution—the part of a house facing the street serving as a store—facing impossible odds [idiom.]—not repent even facing death [idiom.]—turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend—avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at save face—human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced—changing (face, scene, situation, world of etc)—outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)—don't avoid the battle-ax (idiom); soldier must face danger bravely—turn and (address a topic, face attackers etc)—face light up with delight (idiom); beam with joy—keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected—smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure—face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) v—stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)—seize and send (to court, to face punishment)—have a face as terrifying as the warrior attendant of the Buddha [idiom.]— |