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confront

/kuhn-fruhnt/US // kənˈfrʌnt //UK // (kənˈfrʌnt) //

对抗,对峙,对付,应对

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
    • : to present for acknowledgment, contradiction, etc.; set face to face: They confronted him with evidence of his crime.
    • : to face and deal with boldly or directly: The city refuses to confront the real reason for the housing shortage.
    • : to stand or come in front of; stand or meet facing: The two long-separated brothers confronted each other speechlessly.
    • : to be in one's way: the numerous obstacles that still confronted him.
    • : to bring together for examination or comparison.

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Examples

  • Now is the time to launch a National Energy Innovation Mission to confront the climate crisis and lead the transition to clean energy.

  • For years, Americans have avoided confronting these changes in their own backyards.

  • One major reason an evolutionary perspective on our own behavior can be so confronting is that it doesn’t take our word for why we do things.

  • She was used to controlling a room as a public safety officer, stopping fights and confronting abusers.

  • The changing face of brick-and-mortar retail requires that our city leaders, planners and urban designers confront this new equation.

  • After the six-week training, the forces will be deployed to confront the Islamic State, officials said.

  • Counter-protestors marched to confront the pro-police contingent, separated by barricades and uniformed officers.

  • This was the first of the series of her fears that Sabrina had to confront.

  • Conservatives have made clear they want Republican leaders to use the December deadline to confront the president on immigration.

  • No matter what adversity or fear we may confront, we are always inherently free to choose how to be.

  • A fellow rudely clad—a hybrid between man-at-arms and lackey—lounged on a musket to confront them in the gateway.

  • Merrill dropped the meat he was dragging over the floor, and turned to confront Alessandro's eyes.

  • She was summoned to present herself before the Convention, to confront her accuser, and defend herself from the scaffold.

  • Many difficulties confront the translator in the preparation of material of this nature, involving names, dates and titles.

  • With a gasp of dismay young Richard twisted in his chair to confront this fresh and unsuspected antagonist.