facing

• n. 飾麵；衣服等的貼邊

來自face,臉。

facing (n.)

"defiance," 1520s, verbal noun from face (v.). Meaning "action of turning the face toward" is from 1540s; that of "covering in front of a garment" is from 1560s; that of "a coating" is from 1580s; that of "front or outer part of a wall, building, etc.," is from 1823. Earliest use is as "disfiguring, defacing" (c. 1400).

facing (adj.)

1560s, "audacious," present participle adjective from face (v.). From 1849 as "that is opposite to."

1. Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.

全國各地學生前途未卜。

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2. It was encouraging that he recognised the dangers facing the company.

給人希望的是他認識到了公司麵臨的危險。

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3. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.

由於資源的減少，大學正麵臨嚴峻的問題。

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4. St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.

聖巴塞洛繆醫院是倫敦4個麵臨關閉的醫院之一。

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5. He groped for solutions to the problems facing the country.

他在探求國家所麵臨問題的解決辦法。

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