GRE:核心詞組之in the face of

字號(hào):

in the face of 即便,盡管
    釋義
    If you act in the face of danger, you act despite having to deal with a difficult situation or problem.
    例句
    She left home in the face of strong opposition from her parents.
    GRE
    His imperturbability in the face of evidence indicating his deliberate fraud failed to reassure supporters of his essential probity; instead, it suggested a talent for guile that they had never suspected.
    即便那些證據(jù)表明他有蓄意欺詐的行為,他仍然保持了相當(dāng)?shù)牡?,這讓他的支持者們不再相信他的正直;事實(shí)上他們開始察覺到他所擁有的欺詐天賦,這是他們從未懷疑的。