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

• And now a word about the most important, the immediate task that confronts this nation.
  现在我要讲讲国家面临的最重要，最紧迫的任务。
• The world confronts huge dangers.
  世界正面对着巨大危险。
• This information confronts us in everyday life.
  我们在日常生活中都会遭遇这些信息。
• How to deal with unexpected incidents is a realistic problem that modern library management confronts.
  如何应对突发事件是现代图书馆管理面对的一个现实问题。
• 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。
• Compared with the traditional database technology, DDBMS confronts us with more problems.
  与传统的本地数据库技术相比，分布式数据库管理系统提出了更多的需要解决的问题。
• Mr Clark confronts the lack of good data by gleaning information from rare surnames.
  为了解决可靠数据不足的问题，格雷戈里选择从罕见姓氏中收集信息。
• America no longer confronts a Soviet union.
  美国已经没有了苏联这个死对头。
• 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。