confront

verb

/kənˈfrʌnt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they confront	/kənˈfrʌnt/ /kənˈfrʌnt/
he / she / it confronts	/kənˈfrʌnts/ /kənˈfrʌnts/
past simple confronted	/kənˈfrʌntɪd/ /kənˈfrʌntɪd/
past participle confronted	/kənˈfrʌntɪd/ /kənˈfrʌntɪd/
-ing form confronting	/kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/ /kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/

confront somebody/something (of problems or a difficult situation问题或困境) to appear and need to be dealt with by somebody使…无法回避；降临于
- What is to be done about the economic problems confronting the country?该如何解决该国面临的经济问题？
- I was suddenly confronted by the task of rewriting the entire book.重写整部书的任务突然落在了我的身上。
- The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.政府发现自己遭到了强烈的反对。
confront something to deal with a problem or difficult situation处理，解决（问题或困境） synonym face up to
- She knew that she had to confront her fears.她心里明白自己必须克服恐惧心理。
- The new state confronted head-on the question of national identity.这个新州直面国家认同的问题。
- He is willing to confront problems directly.他愿意直接面对问题。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- directly
- head-on
- squarely
- …
phrases
- be confronted with something
- find yourself confronted by something
confront somebody to face somebody so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation 面对；对抗；与（某人）对峙
- This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber.这是他第一次面对一个武装劫匪。
- Confronted by an angry crowd, the police retreated.警察面对愤怒的人群只好后撤了。
- The demonstrators found themselves confronted by a line of police, blocking the road.示威者发现他们迎面碰上了一队警察，被拦住了去路。
confront somebody with somebody/something to make somebody face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation使面对，使面临，使对付（令人不快或难处的人、场合）
- He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship.他要她在事业和他们两人关系之间作出抉择。
- These texts constantly confront the reader with their demanding claims.这些文本常常向读者提出严苛的要求。
be confronted by/with something
to have something in front of you that you have to deal with or react to面对（某事物）
- 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。

词源mid 16th cent.: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’.