facing是什么意思

facing

英 ['fe?s??] 美 ['fes??]

facing 飾面

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。

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面臨的危險。

3. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.: 由于資源的減少，大學正面臨嚴峻的問題。

4. St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.: 圣巴塞洛繆醫院是倫敦4個面臨關閉的醫院之一。

5. He groped for solutions to the problems facing the country.: 他在探求國家所面臨問題的解決辦法。