step up to the plate

'He needs to step up to the plate,' she says.

她说：他必须出面。

This is partly because men are fonder of the sporting metaphor, and like to step up to the plate whilst raising the bar on their bench strength in the level playing field.

部分原因在于，男性更喜欢用体育方面的东西来隐喻，还喜欢在替补席上提高水平的时候就露上一手。

Either way, contractors will surely step up to the plate.

无论是哪种方式，防务承包商肯定都将展开行动。

But at the same time as fretting that surplus countries cannot step up to the plate with a surge in consumption and imports, delegates are also concerned, as are financial markets, about the ability of deficit countries to continue substituting private sector debt with government borrowing.

但就在各方为盈余国家不能迅速增加消费和进口而发愁的同时，他们同金融市场一样，也在担心赤字国家能否继续以政府借贷替换私营部门的债务。

He needs to step up to the plate,' she says. 'He has to make his wife his priority and let that be known.'

她说：“他必须出面。他必须把妻子放在首位，并且让大家知道这一点。”

In fact, most investors "require" that you already have some investment from friends and family before they will even step up to the plate.

事实上，大多数投资者都“要求”在他们着手研究相关项目之前，创业者已经从他的亲朋好友那里获得了一些投资资金。

By refusing to step up to the plate and put your skin in the game, you are showing that you don't belong.

拒绝参与这场游戏，就是在显示你不属于这个小圈子。

Either way, you must step up to the plate quickly and determine your possible solutions so you can make the most sensible choice.

无论哪一种情况，你必须马上采取措施，决定可能的解决方案。

Oh, he tries to step up to the plate and be cool.

啊，他现在要击球了。

If you are a February-born Pisces, your main tests from Saturn are over; the Pisces born in March will now step up to the plate.

如果你是只二月鱼，你经受的土星考验基本结束，三月的鱼鱼则取而代之。

Every time I step up to the plate, I expect to get a hit!

如果我没有期望拿分的话，我就没有资格站在第一击球手的位置上！

They need to step up to the plate and take care of our teachers and our children.

他们得行动起来关心我们的教师和孩子

We nominated Gigi Hadid, Kim Kardashian, Marilyn Monroe, and Naomi Campbell to step up to the plate.

我们选取了吉吉·哈迪德、金·卡戴珊、玛丽莲·梦露以及娜奥米·坎贝尔来进行这项测试。