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

• It was brave of him to square up to that big man who threatened to attack him.
  面对那个威胁要打他的大个子，他敢于迎战，真是勇敢。
• Please square up and come back at once. To settle ( an account, for example) by paying what is owed.
  结清帐目请立即回来。使帐目平衡以支付所欠款来结算（例如，帐目）
• I'll square the damage up in ten days.
  10天内我把损失付清。
• Look. I'll square it up with him tomorrow.
  好了，我明天会和他解释清楚的。
• 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。
• He must square up to the reality of be out of work
  他必须正视失业这一现实
• Let's square up, how much is the bill?
  我们把帐结清吧，帐单上是多少钱？
• Are you going to square up with the waiter?
  你打算去跟服务员结帐吗？
• Catch the basketball behind the three-point line and square up to the basket in the triple threat position.
  持球站在三分线外，面向篮筐，摆好三重威胁姿势。
• 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。