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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++out·face /aʊtˈfeɪs/ verb [transitive] formal  DEAL WITHto deal bravely with a difficult situation or opponent 勇敢地面对〔困境或对手〕→ See Verb table
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outfaceEven though most of his vassals might disagree with his policies, it would demand brave men indeed actually to outface him.She braced herself to outface him.For a time he adopted a Stoical attitude to outface suffering, but this only brought on middle age prematurely.His unquiet personality could not outface the somnolent arrogance of the greatest city in the world.
out·face verbChineseSyllable
Corpus with deal a bravely to situation difficult


outface
outface /aʊtˈfeɪs/ verb [transitive] formal
to deal bravely with a difficult situation or opponent


out·faceBrE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪs/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they outface BrE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪs/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪs/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it outfaces BrE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪsɪz/ 🔊past simple outfaced BrE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪst/ 🔊past participle outfaced BrE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪst/ 🔊 -ing form outfacing BrE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈfeɪsɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (formal) to defeat an enemy or opponent by being brave and remaining confident 凛然面对;吓退