confront
- IPA[kənˈfrʌnt]
英式
- come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent；(of a problem or difficulty) present itself to (someone) so that action must be taken
verb: confront, 3rd person present: confronts, gerund or present participle: confronting, past tense: confronted, past participle: confronted
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent he confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a problem or difficulty) present itself to (someone) so that action must be taken the new government was confronted with many profound difficulties 同義詞
- ▪ face up to and deal with (a problem or difficulty) usually the best thing you can do in an embarrassing situation is to confront it head on 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ compel (someone) to face or consider something, especially by way of accusation Merrill confronted him with her suspicions 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ appear or be placed in front of (someone) so as to unsettle or threaten them we were confronted with pictures of moving skeletons
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- IPA[kənˈfrənt]
美式
- meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent: he confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave
Oxford American Dictionary
