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.)).
实用例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
