confronting / kənˈfrʌnt /

对抗对抗性对立的对抗性的

confronting 的定义

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

confronting 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

facing

confronting 的近义词 4

更多confronting例句

  1. Now is the time to launch a National Energy Innovation Mission to confront the climate crisis and lead the transition to clean energy.
  2. For years, Americans have avoided confronting these changes in their own backyards.
  3. 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.
  4. She was used to controlling a room as a public safety officer, stopping fights and confronting abusers.
  5. The changing face of brick-and-mortar retail requires that our city leaders, planners and urban designers confront this new equation.
  6. After the six-week training, the forces will be deployed to confront the Islamic State, officials said.
  7. Counter-protestors marched to confront the pro-police contingent, separated by barricades and uniformed officers.
  8. This was the first of the series of her fears that Sabrina had to confront.
  9. Conservatives have made clear they want Republican leaders to use the December deadline to confront the president on immigration.
  10. No matter what adversity or fear we may confront, we are always inherently free to choose how to be.
  11. A fellow rudely clad—a hybrid between man-at-arms and lackey—lounged on a musket to confront them in the gateway.
  12. Merrill dropped the meat he was dragging over the floor, and turned to confront Alessandro's eyes.
  13. She was summoned to present herself before the Convention, to confront her accuser, and defend herself from the scaffold.
  14. Many difficulties confront the translator in the preparation of material of this nature, involving names, dates and titles.
  15. With a gasp of dismay young Richard twisted in his chair to confront this fresh and unsuspected antagonist.