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face-off的意思

face-off

英 ['feisɔ:f] 美
  • n. 对峙;开球;面对面地会议

face-off

英文词源


face-off (n.)
also faceoff, 1893 in sports (hockey, lacrosse, etc.), from verbal phrase in a sports sense, attested from 1867 (see face (v.) + off (adv.)).

双语例句


1. They have maintained their optimism in the face of desolating subjugation.
面对遭征服的悲惨命运,他们保持了乐观的态度。

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2. The cold, misty air felt wonderful on his face.
雾蒙蒙,寒冷的空气使他脸上感觉很舒爽。

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3. He will now face a disciplinary hearing for having an affair.
他因有外遇而要面临纪律听证会的裁决。

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4. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.
一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。

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5. The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
政府面对如此大的压力,失去了信心。

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