square up

英 [skweə(r) ʌp]

美 [skwer ʌp]

勇敢面对（问题、人或形势）

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 勇敢面对(问题、人或形势)
  If yousquare up toa problem, person, or situation, you accept that you have to deal with them and take action to do so.
  1. The world's most prestigious insurance company was last night squaring up to take on MPs who have accused it of being riddled with corruption.
     世界上最负盛名的保险公司昨晚作出回应，要和那些指责其腐败泛滥的议员们较量一番。
  2. ...a woman facing serious responsibility, squaring up to the deepest crisis she has yet had to face.
     这个女人面对着重大的责任，勇敢地应对她所遇到的这场最严重的危机

英英释义

verb

• make square
  1. Square the circle
  2. square the wood with a file
  Synonym:square
• settle conclusively
  1. We finally settled the argument
  Synonym:settlesquare offdetermine
• even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  Synonym:jogeven up

双语例句

• Can I leave you to square up with the waiter? As a result the office force has been considerably shaken up.
  我把跟服务员结帐的事交给你办行吗？结果对办事人员进行了相当大的改组。
• Square Shoulders: The shoulders should square up to the fall line.
  平肩：肩膀要保持对滚落线平直。
• I can square up to the responsibilities for my poor family now.
  现在我能够勇敢地正视我对我的穷家所担负的责任。
• Do you want to square up now or later?
  你要现在还是等以后结清欠账？
• Slowly, silently, a black square creeps up the pole and flutters chill against the morning sky.
  一面黑色的方旗缓缓无声地爬上了旗杆，在早晨的天空中冷飕飕地颤抖。
• Please square up and come back at once.
  结清帐目请立即回来。
• The composition features: the round and square structure makes up the wall restrictions;
  其构图特点有：圆和方的构图弥补了墙体的限制；
• The code above is the same as the square we set up in the last lesson; but with the added texture coordinates.
  上面的代码和上节课设置多边形的代码很相似，但添加了纹理坐标。
• Square up everything whatsoever that is has been necessary to buy. Not unless you want to, but the extra premium involved will be on buyers 'account.
  该买的就买，一次付清帐。只要你需要就可以承担，不过这些附加保险费将算在买方帐上。
• The world's most prestigious insurance company was last night squaring up to take on MPs who have accused it of being riddled with corruption.
  世界上最负盛名的保险公司昨晚作出回应，要和那些指责其腐败泛滥的议员们较量一番。