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单词 face-up
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face-upn.

Brit. /ˈfeɪsʌp/, U.S. /ˈfeɪsəp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: face v., up adv.1
Etymology: < face v. + up adv.1, after to face up to at face v. Phrases 1i.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
An act of facing up to someone or something.
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1936 Discovery Oct. 330/1 Here, at last, is a face-up to the relations between science and society.
2007 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 4 Dec. (Features section) 12 There's something or someone you want to take on today. This is less likely to be a face up, than some kind of inner challenge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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