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

• 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。
• Go to about the appearance at6:00, I turned to square up, wish, still see ocean.
  到了大约6点的样子，我转到了广场上，心想着，还是去看看大海。
• 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。
• Who'll square up the damage he has done?
  谁将赔偿他所造成的损失？
• 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？
• He must square up to the reality of be out of work
  他必须正视失业这一现实
• I'll square the matter up for you.
  我将为你了结这件事。
• 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。
• Jang. I'll square up with you.
  张老板我把钱还你还不行吗？