facing

英 ['feɪsɪŋ] 美['fesɪŋ]

TEM8

复数: facings;

facing 饰面

来自face,脸。

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.: 全国各地学生前途未卜。

2. It was encouraging that he recognised the dangers facing the company.: 给人希望的是他认识到了公司面临的危险。

3. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.: 由于资源的减少，大学正面临严峻的问题。

4. St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.: 圣巴塞洛缪医院是伦敦4个面临关闭的医院之一。

5. He groped for solutions to the problems facing the country.: 他在探求国家所面临问题的解决办法。