face up to

基本解释

It must be pointed out that we Chinese become only too strong to face up to the difficulties ahead of them!
此后无数的余震不时地发生。必须指出的是，我们中国人很坚强，能勇敢地面对前方的困难。
Instead of helping them to face up to today’s challenges, the government has chosen to play upon their fears.
政府没有帮助他们面对当今的挑战，却选择了对他们的担忧加以利用。
However, the heralds for cultural communication should face up to the setbacks calmly and make up their mind for endeavor instead of “falling in love at first sight” with a foreign culture.
然而，文化交流的使者必须平静地面对这一切，任何时候都抱着“努力”的心态，不求与异国文化“一见钟情”，但求面对新事物能够“一表衷心”。

And I think they have to face up to the reality that their seats are more important to them than their ideology,".
Stick your face right up to the newborn baby and go like this and stick your tongue out.
把你的脸凑到婴儿的面前,像这样对婴儿做鬼脸,把你的舌头伸出来
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Suppose somebody walked up to you and slapped you in the face?
假设有人走向你,并扇你一耳光？
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Former Comptroller General says the government must face up to its troubling balance sheet.
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