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face up to 英 [feis ʌp tu:] 　美 [fes ʌp tu]

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face up to

phrase. 勇敢地面对　

We might as well face up to the fact that we live in a car culture, and it won’t change overnight.　我们也许会面对这样一个现实：我们生活在汽车文化里，这样的生活不会一晚上就改变。

He could face up to 30 years in prison for each fraud and embezzlement charge.　每项欺诈和贪污指控都可能让他面临最高30年有期徒刑。

1. We might as well face up to the fact that we live in a car culture, and it won’t change overnight.

我们也许会面对这样一个现实：我们生活在汽车文化里，这样的生活不会一晚上就改变。
2. He could face up to 30 years in prison for each fraud and embezzlement charge.

每项欺诈和贪污指控都可能让他面临最高30年有期徒刑。
3. We should not only inform the world of our achievements, but also of our efforts to face up to problems.

我们不仅要向世界展示我们所取得的成就，还要体现我们面对问题所付出的努力。