in the face of的意思是面对
其同义词主要有：
①face with
When you face with difficulty which kind of attitude will you be?
当你面对困难的时候，你会是哪种态度呢
②confront
v. 面对，面临正视，处理对峙，对抗对质，当面对证
③affront
n. （当众）侮辱，（故意）冒犯
v. 冒犯，侮辱面对相遇
④envisage
v. 设想，展望<古>正视，面对
同义词是confront with，例如：
1、He who was usually so full of questions lacked the will to confront her with them.通常有很多疑问的他却缺乏向她质询的决心。
2、She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt她决定拿自己了解的事实与凯瑟琳当面对证。
3、We must confront future with optimism.我们必须乐观地面对未来。
