[miàn lín]
be faced with; be confronted with; be up against; frontage
be confronted with numerous difficulties; be up against difficulties
面臨重重困難
be faced with a serious struggle
面臨一場(chǎng)嚴(yán)峻的斗爭(zhēng)
He was faced with two alternatives -- death or submission.
他面臨兩種選擇--死亡或者投降。