face-to-face

adjective
🔊/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
🔊/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
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  1. involving people who are close together and looking at each other面对面的
    • a face-to-face conversation面谈
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFace-to-face is used with these nouns:
    • communication
    • confrontation
    • contact
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face-to-face

adverb
🔊/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
🔊/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
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  1. in a way that involves people who are close together and looking at each other面对面的
    • He opened the door and came face-to-face with a burglar.他打开门和窃贼打了个照面。🔊🔊
    • I deal with customers on the phone and rarely meet them face-to-face.我用电话和客户打交道,很少和他们见面。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) She was brought face-to-face with the horrors of war.她直面了战争的恐怖。🔊🔊