be staring something in the face

be on the verge of defeat, death, or another unpleasant fate

處于失敗（或死亡等壞運氣的）邊緣

Everton were staring defeat in the face.

埃弗頓正處于失敗的邊緣。

stare someone in the eye (或 face)

look fixedly or boldly at someone

盯著看，瞪眼看

stare someone in the face

be glaringly apparent or obvious

很明顯，顯而易見

the answer had been staring him in the face.

那答案就曾一直在他的面前。

stare someone out (或 down)

look fixedly at someone until they feel forced to lower their eyes or turn away

瞪眼 把…看得不敢對視；瞪眼把…看得轉過臉去

stare down

To cause to waver or give in by or as if by staring.

盯得局促不安：盯視或仿佛盯視而導致動搖或屈服

stare (one) in the face

To be plainly visible or obvious; force itself on (one's) attention

就在眼前：明白可見的或顯而易見；物就擺在面前

The money on the table was staring her in the face.

錢就在桌上，擺在她面前

To be obvious though initially overlooked

明明白白的：雖最初被忽視但顯而易見

The explanation had been staring him in the face all along.

這解釋對他來說一直是明明白白的

To be imminent or unavoidable

面臨：緊急的或不可避免的

Bankruptcy now stares us in the face.

我們現在面臨破產