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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• I'll square the damage up in ten days.
  10天内我把损失付清。
• 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。
• 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。
• Are you going to square up with the waiter?
  你打算去跟服务员结帐吗？
• He must square up to the reality of be out of work
  他必须正视失业这一现实
• 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？