up against
faced or confronted with面临；遭遇
In that type of business we will naturally be up against very stiff competition．在那类经营中，我们会自然遇到激烈的竞争。
We'll be up against a much stronger team．我们将面对的是一支强得多的队。
They were up against a lot of difficulties，but managed to overcome them．他们遇到了许许多多的困难，但还是设法克服了。