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confront

verb
 
/kənˈfrʌnt/
/kənˈfrʌnt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they confront
/kənˈfrʌnt/
/kənˈfrʌnt/
he / she / it confronts
/kənˈfrʌnts/
/kənˈfrʌnts/
past simple confronted
/kənˈfrʌntɪd/
/kənˈfrʌntɪd/
past participle confronted
/kənˈfrʌntɪd/
/kənˈfrʌntɪd/
-ing form confronting
/kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/
/kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/
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  1.  
    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
    • What is to be done about the economic problems confronting the country?该如何解决该国面临的经济问题？
    • I was suddenly confronted by the task of rewriting the entire book.重写整部书的任务突然落在了我的身上。
    • The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.政府发现自己遭到了强烈的反对。
  2.  
    confront something to deal with a problem or difficult situation处理，解决（问题或困境） synonym face up to
    • She knew that she had to confront her fears.她心里明白自己必须克服恐惧心理。
    Extra Examples
    • The 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
    • …
    phrases
    • be confronted with something
    • find yourself confronted by something
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  3.  
    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
    • This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber.这是他第一次面对一个武装劫匪。
    • Confronted by an angry crowd, the police retreated.警察面对愤怒的人群只好后撤了。
    • The demonstrators found themselves confronted by a line of police, blocking the road.示威者发现他们迎面碰上了一队警察，被拦住了去路。
  4.  
    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）
    • He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship.他要她在事业和他们两人关系之间作出抉择。
    • These texts constantly confront the reader with their demanding claims.这些文本常常向读者提出严苛的要求。
  5. 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）
    • Most people when confronted with a horse will pat it.大多数人遇见马时都会轻轻地拍拍它。
    6. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’.

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