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face up to phrasal verb
⇨ accept accept verb accept ♦︎ face ♦︎ come to terms with sth ♦︎ live with sth ♦︎ face up to sth ♦︎ make the best of sth ♦︎ resign yourself to sth ♦︎ reconcileThese words all mean to recognize that a difficult situation exists and cannot be changed, and that you must continue or deal with it. 这些词均表示困境无法改变时只得将就、面对或容忍。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to accept / face / come to terms with / live with / face up to / resign yourself to / reconcile yourself to the fact that...◆to accept / face / come to terms with / make the best of a situation◆to accept / face / come to terms with / face up to the truth / the reality of sth◆to accept / face / come to terms with / live with the consequences◆to accept / face / face up to the facts / your responsibilities◆finally accept / face / come to terms with / resign yourself to sth■ accept [transitive] to be willing to continue in a difficult situation without complaining, because you realize that it cannot be changed 接受；容忍，忍受（困境）◆They accept the risks as part of the job.他们甘冒风险，视之为工作的一部分。◆He refused to accept that his father was no longer there.他拒不相信父亲已经不在了。◆Most people had come to accept that war was inevitable.大部分人渐渐认识到这场战争已不可避免。■ face [transitive] to accept that a difficult or unpleasant situation exists, although you would prefer not to 承认，正视（现实）◆She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever.她得正视现实，她的生活已经永远改变了。◆Face facts－she isn't coming back.面对现实吧－她不会回来了。◆Let's face it, we're not going to win.必须承认，我们赢不了啦。■ come to ˈterms with sth idiom (came, come)to accept sth unpleasant by learning to deal with it 迁就；适应◆She is still coming to terms with her son's death.她还没有从儿子死去的阴影中走出来。■ ˈlive with sth phrasal verb to accept sth unpleasant and continue without complaining 容忍；忍受◆You get used to jet lag in the sense that you learn to live with it.学会适应时差反应，也就习以为常了。■ ˌface ˈup to sth phrasal verb to accept and deal with sth difficult or unpleasant, especially after ignoring it 敢于面对，勇于正视（困难或不快之事）◆You have to face up to your responsibilities.你要敢于面对责任。■ make the best of sth idiom (made, made) (rather informal) to accept a bad situation and do as well as you can 尽力而为◆She was a pragmatic woman who always made the best of things.她很务实，总是尽力而为。◆Conditions were harsh, but we made the best of it.条件很艰苦，但是我们尽了力。■ reˈsign yourself to sth phrasal verb to accept sth unpleasant that cannot be changed or avoided 听任；顺从◆She resigned herself to her fate.她听天由命。◆We have to resign ourselves to making a loss on the sale.我们只好接受销售上的亏损。 see also resignation ⇨ patience ▸ resigned adjective ◆He was resigned to never seeing his birthplace again.他认命了，甘愿永不再去他的出生地。■ reconcile / /ˈrekənsaɪl/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to make sb/yourself accept an unpleasant situation that cannot be changed 将就；妥协◆He could not reconcile himself to the prospect of losing her.一想到有可能失去她，他就觉得难以忍受。 |