The contradiction stared them in the face.

这矛盾明显地摆在他们面前。

Everton were staring defeat in the face.

埃弗顿正处于失败的边缘。

They were staring defeat in the face.

他们避免不了失败。

He hit me smack in the face.

他用力打我的脸。

I gave the scoundrel a slap in the face.

我打了那坏蛋一耳光。

We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.

我们在危险时要保持镇静。

We are powerless in the face of such forces.

面对这样的势力，我们无能为力。

The bamboo whipped back and hit me in the face.

那竹子突然弹回打在我的脸上。

He was shot for desertion in the face of the enemy.

他面临敌人进攻时当逃兵，被枪决了。

What about nonresistance in the face of violence, aggression, and the like?

面对暴力、侵犯之类事情时的那种不抵抗呢?

The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils.

指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。

It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.

盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。

The little boy behaved with great courage in the face of the gunman.

在持枪歹徒面前这小男孩表现得极有勇气。

I couldn't bear that Mother should scold me in the face of my friends.

母亲当着我朋友们的面骂我, 我受不了。

Ruin stared him in the face.

他面临破产。

In the face of a severe crisis relating to international reserves, the government devalued the currency twice.

面对国际储备的严重危机，政府实施了两次货币贬值。

Born in Vienna in 1923, he was forced to leave Europe in 1939 in the face of the Naze occupation.

他1923年出生于维也纳，1939年由于纳粹占领，他不得不离开欧洲。

You can zap me right in the face. I'll be flatfooted and everything. I just want to be lit up!

你们可以直接烧我的脸。我会措手不及或者其他什么的，我只是想被点亮！

We both say it's over, but nevertheless hesitate, my retreats in the face of your advances melding into a rhythmless cha-cha.

说止息了，但事实上，我们仍犹豫不决，你来我往得跳起一支无节奏的恰恰舞。

I was sitting in a cafe minding my own business when a man came up to me and hit me in the face.

我就坐在咖啡馆里，也没招谁惹谁，忽然有个男的冲上来，一拳打在我脸上。