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

• Square Shoulders: The shoulders should square up to the fall line.
  平肩：肩膀要保持对滚落线平直。
• Give me a minute to square up, and I'll meet you outside the hotel.
  请稍等我一会儿，我先把账结了，然后在旅馆外见。
• Let's square up, how much is the bill?
  我们把帐结清吧，帐单上是多少钱？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• Can I leave you to square up with the waiter?
  我把跟服务员结帐的事交给你办行吗？
• Take care to square up accurately the boards to form the front, back, and sides.
  注意要准确地调整正面，背面和侧面的板。
• 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。
• 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。