confront
verb- confront somebody/something
(of problems or a difficult situation )问题或困境 to appear and need to be dealt with by somebody 使…无法回避;降临于 - confront something
to deal with a problem or difficult situation synonym face up to处理,解决(问题或困境) Extra ExamplesThe new state confronted head-on the question of national identity. 这个新州直面国家认同的问题。 He is willing to confront problems directly. 他愿意直接面对问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- head-on
- squarely
- …
- be confronted with something
- find yourself confronted by something
- confront somebody
to face somebody so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation 面对;对抗;与(某人)对峙 - confront somebody with somebody/something
to make somebody face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation 使面对,使面临,使对付(令人不快或难处的人、场合) - be confronted by/with something
to have something in front of you that you have to deal with or react to 面对(某事物)
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’.