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单词 face-to-face
释义

face-to-face

[ feys-tuh-feys ]
/ ˈfeɪs təˈfeɪs /
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adjective

with the fronts or faces toward each other, especially when close together.
involving close contact or direct opposition: a face-to-face confrontation of adversaries.
noting, relating to, or promoting interaction that takes place in person, as opposed to online interaction or electronic communications: face-to-face classrooms.Abbreviation: f2f, F2F, FTF, ftf

Origin of face-to-face

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Words nearby face-to-face

face the music, facetiae, face time, facetious, facet joint, face-to-face, face towel, face turn, faceup, face up to, face validity
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British Dictionary definitions for face-to-face

face to face

adverb, adjective (face-to-face as adjective)

opposite one another
in confrontation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with face-to-face

face to face

1

In each other's presence, opposite one another; in direct communication. For example, The two chairmen sat face to face, or It's time his parents met the teacher face to face. [Mid-1300s]

2

Confronting each other, as in We were face to face with death during the avalanche. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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