该短语是被动语态，字面义为“被带到与……面对面的境地”，引申为：
强调外界因素（如事件、经历、他人行为等）迫使主体“无法逃避地面对”，带有“意外、冲击或不得不正视”的情感色彩。
基本结构：主语 + be brought face to face with + 宾语（宾语可接名词、代词或从句）
以下通过不同语境的例子说明其常见用法：
指因自身行为或外界事件，被迫承受或正视结果。
After the scandal broke, the celebrity was brought face to face with the damage to his reputation.
（丑闻曝光后，这位名人被迫直面自己名誉受损的后果。）
Reckless spending brought her face to face with financial ruin.
（挥霍无度让她不得不面对破产的境地。）
指意外或被迫与某个令自己尴尬、痛苦的人相遇。
She never thought she’d be brought face to face with her ex-husband at the wedding.
（她从没想过会在婚礼上被迫直面前夫。）
The witness was brought face to face with the suspect in a police lineup.
（证人在警方的辨认队列中被迫与嫌疑人面对面。）
指通过某件事，突然意识到或不得不接受原本回避的事实。
The documentary brought viewers face to face with the harsh reality of poverty in rural areas.
（这部纪录片让观众被迫直面农村地区的残酷贫困现实。）
Losing his job brought him face to face with the fact that he needed to learn new skills.
（失业让他不得不面对一个事实：他需要学习新技能。）
指经历某件事，迫使主体直面自己的心理障碍或深层恐惧。
The hiking accident brought her face to face with her fear of heights.
（这次徒步事故让她被迫直面自己的恐高症。）
Therapy brought him face to face with the trauma from his childhood.
（心理治疗让他不得不面对童年的创伤。）
该短语是被动语态，可根据语境调整时态：
一般过去时：was/were brought（强调过去发生的“被迫面对”）
Example: He was brought face to face with his mistakes after the project failed.
现在完成时：has/have been brought（强调对现在的影响）
Example: Many young people have been brought face to face with climate change through recent wildfires.
一般现在时：is/are brought（客观描述常见的“被迫面对”）
Example: Students are often brought face to face with real-world problems in practical courses.
若要表达“使某人直面……”，可用主动结构：bring sb. face to face with
The experience brought me face to face with my deepest insecurities.
（那次经历让我直面自己最深的不安全感。）
Traveling alone can bring you face to face with your independence.
（独自旅行能让你直面自己的独立性。）
"be brought face to face with" 核心是“被迫/意外直面”，突出外界因素的推动，常用于描述不愿面对但必须面对的场景（如后果、真相、恐惧、故人等）。使用时注意被动语态的时态变化，搭配具体的“人/事/真相”作宾语即可。