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  • 同义词
  • 同义词解析
  • 四级真题
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  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义

confront

[kənˈfrʌnt] [kənˈfrʌnt]
  • 第三人称单数:confronts;
  • 过去式:confronted;
  • 过去分词:confronted;
  • 现在分词:confronting;
  • 例句
    同义词
    同义词解析
    • 以下这两个动词均包含 "面对" 的意思
      face口语用词,含义广,侧重有勇气、决心或自信心去面对。
      confront书面用词,多指勇敢、冷静地面临某种问题、困难或任务等。
    • 以下这些动词均有"遇见,会见,碰见" 的意思
      meet普通用词,本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作向对运动,最终相碰(遇)。
      encounter通常指遇到困难或挫折,也指偶然或意外地相遇。
      confront不可避免的,面对面的相遇。也指敢于正视困难或问题的决心和信心。
      face侧重双方静止地面对面,或指指充满勇气、信心和决心正视人或事。
      contact多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系。口语用词。
    英语四级真题
      It wasn't that Kodak was blind to the future, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it.
      出自-2013年6月阅读原文
      They tend to be slow in confronting new challenges.
      出自-2013年6月阅读原文
    英语六级真题
      Confronted with such facts,some Swedish activists and legislators are demanding more extreme and far-reaching measures, such as replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral alternative and monitoring children more closely to correct them when they gravitate(被吸引) toward gendered play.
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
      The question will confront New Yorkers in February as the city's first robotic parking opens in Chinatown.
      出自-2013年6月听力原文
      Both may fail when confronting experienced rivals.
      出自-2012年12月听力原文
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      (问题、任务或困难)降临,使面临
      If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
      例句
      She was confronted with severe money problems... 她面临严峻的资金问题。 Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them. 部长们低估了他们所面临的任务的艰巨性。
    • VERB
      勇敢地面对;正视
      If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.
      例句
      We are learning how to confront death... 我们正在学习如何直面死亡。 NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions. 北约国家被迫正视基本的道德问题。
    • VERB
      使面对(有威胁性或困难的事)
      If you are confronted by something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you.
      例句
      I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches. 我面对的是一大堆旋钮、控制杆和开关。
    • VERB
      与…对峙;与…对抗
      If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.
      例句
      She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face... 她挤过骚动的人群,与他当面对峙。 They don't hesitate to open fire when confronted by police... 他们遭遇警察时毫不犹豫地开火。
    • VERB
      与…当面对证(或对质)
      If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something.
      例句
      She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt... 她决定拿自己了解的事实与凯瑟琳当面对证。 I could not bring myself to confront him about it... 我不忍心就这事和他对质。
    英汉词典释义
    • vt.
      面对;对抗;与(某人)对峙
      A soldier has to confront danger. 士兵须面对危险。
      迎面遇到, 遭遇
      The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable. 我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。
      使对质, 使当面对证
      They confronted the prisoner with his accusers. 他们让犯人与原告对质。
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition;
      "You must confront your opponent""Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring""The two enemies finally confronted each other"
      2. deal with (something unpleasant) head on;
      "You must confront your problems""He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
      3. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize;
      "We confronted him with the evidence""He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions""An enormous dilemma faces us"
      4. be face to face with;
      "The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume"