释义 |
confront/kənˈfrʌnt/v. tr. 1a face in hostility or defiance 使面对,使面临;使遭遇 b face up to and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.) 勇敢面对(问题、困难等) 2 (of a difficulty etc.) present itself to (困难等)摆在…面前 countless obstacles confronted us 无数的障碍摆在我们面前 3 (foll. by 后跟 with)a bring (a person) face to face with (a circumstance), esp. by way of accusation (尤指用指控的方法)使对质,使当面对证 confronted them with the evidence 拿出证据和他们当面对质 b set (a thing) face to face with (another) for comparison (指事物)比较,对照 4 meet or stand facing 遇到;面临 □ confrontation /kɒnfrʌnˈteiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ confrontational /kɒnfrʌnˈteiʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj.[French confronter from medieval Latin confrontare (as COM-, frontare from frons frontis ‘face’)] |