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

• Yet the new production from the GCC OPEC countries confronts three problems.
  然而，这些由欧佩克中的gcc国家新增的产量面临三个问题。
• 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。
• But before he confronts you.
  但他在从你正面交锋以前。
• Even if he confronts you, ignore him got that?
  即使他碰到你，也装作不认识他明白了？
• The method alerts us systematically to the richness and complexity of the phenomenon that confronts us.
  这个方法使我们系统性地幡然明白：我们面对的现象太丰富、太复杂。
• 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。
• 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。
• The eurozone confronts a set of complex longer-term challenges.
  欧元区面临种种复杂的长期挑战。
• The US confronts huge challenges, at home and abroad.
  美国在国内外都面临着巨大挑战。