confront
confront 英 [kənˈfrʌnt] 美 [kənˈfrʌnt]
vt. 面对
进行时:confronting 过去式:confronted 过去分词:confronted 第三人称单数:confronts
- Confront means either to face a situation that makes you uncomfortable, or to say something to someone about something they've done that bothers you. Rather than letting things go, when people are rude to you you should confront them.
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- vt. 面对
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1. the economic problems confronting the country
这个国家所面临的经济问题
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2. The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.
政府发现自己遭到了强烈的反对。
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3. She knew that she had to confront her fears.
她心里明白自己必须克服恐惧心理。
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4. This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber.
这是他第一次面对一个持械劫匪。
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5. 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。
- confront (v.) 1560s, "to stand in front of, be facing," from Middle French confronter (15c.), from Medieval Latin confrontare "assign limits to; adjoin," and confrontari "be contiguous to," from assimilated form of Latin com "with, together" (see con-) + frontem (nominative frons) "forehead" (see front (n.)).
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