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

Conditioned by unbalanced development, the problem each of countries confronts with is unique.
由于发展的不平衡，不同国家和不同地区所面临的问题也各不相同。
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。
If someone confronts you, is that person insulting you, coaching you or truly caring for you?
如果有人与你争吵，这个人是在羞辱你、教导你还是真正关心你？
The eurozone confronts a set of complex longer-term challenges.
欧元区面临种种复杂的长期挑战。
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。
America no longer confronts a Soviet union.
美国已经没有了苏联这个死对头。
This information confronts us in everyday life.
我们在日常生活中都会遭遇这些信息。
The problem is that the Libyan crisis confronts two sorts of never agains.
问题在于，利比亚危机遭遇了两种永不再犯。
The US confronts huge challenges, at home and abroad.
美国在国内外都面临着巨大挑战。
This human flood confronts a real one, brought on by higher and warmer oceans.
然而这股人潮遭遇了真正的洪水海平面上涨和海洋变暖带来的洪水。