face-to-face

face-to-face
ˌface-to-ˈface adjective [only before noun]
a face-to-face meeting, conversation etc is one where you are with another person and talking to them:
    a face-to-face interview
⇨ face to face at face¹(7)

face-to-faceBrE /ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/ 🔊 adjectiveinvolving people who are close together and looking at each other 面对面的◆a face-to-face conversation面谈◆I deal with customers on the phone and rarely meet them face-to-face. 我用电话和客户打交道，很少和他们见面。🔊🔊▸ face-to-face BrE /ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/ 🔊 adverb◆He opened the door and came face-to-face with a burglar. 他打开门和窃贼打了个照面。🔊🔊◆(figurative) She was brought face-to-face with the horrors of war. 她直面了战争的恐怖。🔊🔊