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

• And now a word about the most important, the immediate task that confronts this nation.
  现在我要讲讲国家面临的最重要，最紧迫的任务。
• My house confronts his.
  我的家与他的家对门。
• The US confronts huge challenges, at home and abroad.
  美国在国内外都面临着巨大挑战。
• In the21st century, the automotive industry confronts greater challenges as the industry undergoes fundamental changes.
  在二十一世纪，汽车工业面临更大的挑战，作为行业经历了根本性的变化。
• The eurozone confronts a set of complex longer-term challenges.
  欧元区面临种种复杂的长期挑战。
• America no longer confronts a Soviet union.
  美国已经没有了苏联这个死对头。
• This isn't fantasy, it is21st-century reality, and it confronts us now.
  这不是幻觉，这是21世纪的现实。我们目前被迫面对的现实。掌声。
• The difficulties he confronts are much deeper and more global than that.
  他面临的困难更深，也更具有全球性。
• Based on the results of a comprehensive investigation, this paper provides a description of the current status of shanghai's lodging industry, analysizes the problems it confronts, and puts forward some development countermeasures.
  本文在全面调查的基础上，对上海旅馆业的发展现状和存在的问题进行了描述和分析，并提出了对策和建议。
• Despite our remarkable progress, the Chinese banking sector still confronts Herculean tasks.
  尽管我们取得了明显进步，但中国银行业仍面临极为艰巨的任务。