confronts

英 [kənˈfrʌnts]

美 [kənˈfrʌnts]

v.  使…无法回避; 降临于; 处理，解决(问题或困境); 面对; 对抗; 与(某人)对峙
confront的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (问题、任务或困难)降临，使面临
  If youare confronted witha problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
  1. She was confronted with severe money problems...
     她面临严峻的资金问题。
  2. 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 youconfronta difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.
  1. We are learning how to confront death...
     我们正在学习如何直面死亡。
  2. 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 youare confrontedby something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you.
  1. 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 youconfrontsomeone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The candidates confronted each other during a televised debate.
     候选人在电视辩论中当面交锋。
• VERB 与…当面对证(或对质)
  If youconfrontsomeonewithsomething, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something.
  1. 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。
  2. I could not bring myself to confront him about it...
     我不忍心就这事和他对质。
  3. His confronting me forced me to search for the answers.
     他对我的当面质询迫使我思索如何作答。

双语例句

• This human flood confronts a real one, brought on by higher and warmer oceans.
  然而这股人潮遭遇了真正的洪水海平面上涨和海洋变暖带来的洪水。
• In the eurozone, by contrast, extreme monetary loosening confronts fiscal orthodoxy.
  相比之下，在欧元区，极端货币宽松政策遇上了正统财政理念。
• Not discouraged by barriers; confronts them as challenges to overcome.
  不为任何困难和障碍泄气，以面对挑战的心态去攻克。
• The new challenge is just what cartography generalization now confronts with in digital environment.
  制图综合是地图学的一个核心和难点问题。
• The preference of third party reverse logistics provider is a practical problem that confronts many enterprises now.
  第三方逆向物流服务商的选择问题是企业面临的实际问题。
• When a problem confronts you, ask by prayer for guidance to be sent to you through your dreams.
  当你面临一个问题，祷告祈求通过你的梦给你送来指引。
• The US confronts huge challenges, at home and abroad.
  美国在国内外都面临着巨大挑战。
• The problem is that the Libyan crisis confronts two sorts of never agains.
  问题在于，利比亚危机遭遇了两种永不再犯。
• America no longer confronts a Soviet union.
  美国已经没有了苏联这个死对头。
• Even if he confronts you, ignore him got that?
  即使他碰到你，也装作不认识他明白了？