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 isn't fantasy, it is21st-century reality, and it confronts us now.
  这不是幻觉，这是21世纪的现实。我们目前被迫面对的现实。掌声。
• 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。
• With the further development of China's export-oriented economy, this line confronts with new challenges and opportunities.
  随着中国外向型经济的进一步深入，我国服装出口行业面临着新的挑战与机遇。
• The method alerts us systematically to the richness and complexity of the phenomenon that confronts us.
  这个方法使我们系统性地幡然明白：我们面对的现象太丰富、太复杂。
• 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。
• This information confronts us in everyday life.
  我们在日常生活中都会遭遇这些信息。
• 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。
• But before he confronts you.
  但他在从你正面交锋以前。
• 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？
• If someone confronts you, is that person insulting you, coaching you or truly caring for you?
  如果有人与你争吵，这个人是在羞辱你、教导你还是真正关心你？