face up to

🇺🇸 /fes ʌp tu/ 🇬🇧 /feis ʌp tu:/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
phrase verb
B2

to recognize and deal with a difficult situation

Eventually, he had to face up to his money problems.

translation

phrv. to recognize and deal with a difficult situation

Synonyms

breast n. 乳房, 胸部, 胸襟, 鸟胸, 胸肉, 胸部形状的, 胸怀 confront v. 面对 dare vt. 敢于, 挑战 brave adj. 勇敢的, 英勇的, 新颖的 front n. 正面, 前方, 最前方, 身体正面, 建筑物的正面, 滨水地带, 前线, 领域, 伪装, 掩护, 阵线, 锋面 face n. 脸, 表情, 人物, 面容, 表面, 表盘, 主角, 特定面

Antonyms

shun v. 避免 shirk v. 逃避 sidestep v. 避开, 躲避 dodge v. 闪避, 逃避 duck n. 鸭子, 母鸭, 鸭肉, 亲爱的, 零分 avoid v. 避免, 避开, 躲避