up against   (TTS發音)

faced or confronted with面臨；遭遇

    In that type of business we will naturally be up against very stiff competition. 在那類經營中，我們會自然遇到激烈的競爭。

    We'll be up against a much stronger team. 我們將面對的是一支強得多的隊。

    They were up against a lot of difficulties，but managed to overcome them. 他們遇到了許許多多的困難，但還是設法克服了。