in the face of

We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.

我们在危险时要保持镇静。

We are powerless in the face of such forces.

对这样的势力，我们能为力。

He was shot for desertion in the face of the enemy.

他临敌人进攻时当逃，决了。

What about nonresistance in the face of violence, aggression, and the like?

对暴力、侵犯之类事情时的那种不抵抗呢?

The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils.

指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。

The little boy behaved with great courage in the face of the gunman.

在持歹徒前这小男孩表现得极有勇气。

I couldn't bear that Mother should scold me in the face of my friends.

母亲当着我朋友们的骂我, 我受不了。

In the face of a severe crisis relating to international reserves, the government devalued the currency twice.

对国际储备的严重危机，政府实施了两次货币贬值。

Born in Vienna in 1923, he was forced to leave Europe in 1939 in the face of the Naze occupation.

他1923年出生于维也纳，1939年由于纳粹占领，他不得不离开欧洲。

We both say it's over, but nevertheless hesitate, my retreats in the face of your advances melding into a rhythmless cha-cha.

说止息了，但事实上，我们仍犹豫不决，你来我往得跳起一支的恰恰舞。

In the face of all kinds attention and canard, I think keeping pudicity in the harmonious entironment and keep nobleness in the magnanimous heart.”

对各种五花八门的关注与谣言，我的口号是：“贞于和谐，贵在包容。”

They make sure the hard working bands that record the music we love can still squeak out a living in the face of an ever-growing number of freeloading downloaders.

他们使得我们喜欢的那些努力工作的乐队在当前这个从未停止增长的免费下载者群体前依然能够存活下来。

The Binary Clock, the ultimate gizmo for people who laugh in the face of time, play tiddlywinks on the lap of destiny, and boil bratwurst in the kitchen of fate.

这种多功能钟表，是那些笑对时间的人们的终极小发明，是他们在命运的间隙里闪过的智慧，在宿命的厨房里的大显身手。