face to face、hand in hand、back to back分别是什么意思？

与face to face类似的短语很多，比如：arm in arm、hand in hand、side by side、back to back等，那它们分别是什么意思呢？

face to face意为“面对面地”，是副词短语，在句中常与with搭配，也写作face-to-face,写作face-to-face时，可作形容词使用，意为“面对面的”，例：a face-to-face discussion

• would rather talk face-to-face than negotiate over the telephone.宁可当面讨论，也不电话里谈。

• "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face" “男孩在街角猛不防与警察碰了个正着。”“他们之间进行了交谈。”
• I had been trying to avoid my math teacher, but then we came face to face in the cafeteria.我试图躲着数学老师，结果在自助餐厅碰着了。
• Society is about to come face to face with a whole new set of problems brought on by technology.社会即将面临一系列由科技带来的新问题。
• Let's talk about this face-to-face.咱们当面交流吧。
• I don't like talking over the telephone.Many people prefer to talk face-to-face.我不喜欢在电话里谈，许多人还是更喜欢当着面说。
• I prefer to have a face-to-face meeting.我更喜欢参加见面会议。
• The two leaders came face to face for the first time in Moscow this morning.今天早上，两位领导人在莫斯科首次会晤。
• He opened the door and came face to face with a burglar.他打开门与小偷撞了个正着。

arm in arm 是副词短语，意为“臂挽臂地”

• Dana and her new boyfriend were arm in arm as they walked toward us.德娜跟她的新男友挽着胳膊朝我们走来。

• My daughter and her best friend are always walking around arm in arm.我女儿与她最好的朋友走路时总是臂挽着臂。

• They skated arm in arm around the rink.他们在溜冰场挽着臂溜冰。

• They walked across the beach arm in arm.他们挽着手臂在海滩上漫步。
• They went arm in arm together into the garden.他们挽着手臂进了公园。
• This candidate is arm in arm with the party's liberal wing.这名候选人支持自由党派。

hand in hand 是副词短语，意为“手拉手地”

• Katie and her new boyfriend are so cute, always going around hand in hand.凯蒂和她的新男友很可爱，走哪都拉着手。

• You can't have peanut butter without jelly—they just go hand in hand!吃花生酱不能没有果冻----二者要搭配着吃。

• Our company works hand in hand with market research firms to ensure that our clients' advertising reaches the broadest and most well suited audiences possible.我公司与市场调研公司协作，以确保客户的广告得以大范围推广，尽可能让最适合的人群所了解。

• The two drugs work hand in hand to combat the disease—one fighting the original infection, the other helping to repair damaged cells and tissue.抵抗这种病，这两种药物要合着用----一种用来抵抗早期感染，另一种帮助修复受损细胞和受损的组织。

• They walked down the street hand in hand.他们手拉着手在街上漫步。

• Bob and Mary sat there quietly, hand in hand.鲍勃和玛丽静静地坐在那儿，手牵着手。

• Cookies and milk seem to go hand in hand.饼干和牛奶似乎很搭。

• Teenagers and back talk go hand in hand. 青少年惯于顶嘴。

side by side 副词短语，意为“并排地，肩并肩地”

• Please place the vases side by side so we can compare them.请把花瓶并排放着，我们作个对比。

• Cyclists are being warned not to ride side by side in the street, but to stay single file.不要在街上并列骑自行车，要单列骑行。

• I've been running two different businesses side by side for too long now---I think it's time to hire someone to take over one of them.我同时经营两个不同的企业好长时间了----我想是时候雇人接管其中一家了。

• The software allows you to run multiple operating systems side by side on the same computer.该软件让你能在同一台电脑上可以运行多任务处理系统。

• The two political parties are standing side by side in opposition to this proposal.两个党派都反对这项提案。

• People from across the country are fighting against the dictatorship side by side.全国人民携手反对独裁政府。

• We walked side by side across the lawn.我们并肩在草坪上行走。

back to back 意为“背靠着背”“连续”，也可写作”back-to-back”可作副词短语，动词短语及名词短语使用。

• The team secured back-to-back victories this afternoon, thanks to their fantastic goalkeeper.这个队今天下午连续取得胜利，多亏了他们那位出色的守门员。

• We were worried that our new back-to-back house wouldn't offer as much privacy, but our terrace is completely our own.我们担心自己那所联排新房不够隐私，不过露台完全属于我们自己的。

• They're going to show the two films back to back this afternoon.今天下午，他们即将相继上映两部电影。

• The new housing estate is going to be made up entirely of back-to-backs.新住宅区的房子都是排屋。

• They started the duel by standing back-to-back.他们相背站着开始决斗。

• Two people who stand back-to-back can manage to see in all directions.背靠背站着的那两人可以看到全景。

• The doctor had appointments set up back-to-back all day long.这名医生全天都约满了。

• I have three lecture courses back-to-back every day of the week.本周我每天连着有三场讲座。

• In the first and second rows of the bus, the seats were back to back, an unusual arrangement. 在公车的第一二排，座位是背靠背的，这种设计很少见。

• I'm exhausted; I had three meetings back to back.我快累死了，连着开了三场会议。