confront的读法

1. （使）遭遇
2. 对抗
3. （使）面对
4. 使对质
5. 迎面遇到
6. 比较
7. （使）面临
8. 勇敢地面对
9. 正视
10. 对照
11. 在…的正对面
12. 勇敢正视
13. （使）对付
14. 横阻在…的面前
15. 使对证
16. 使对比
17. 与（某人）对峙
18. 使当面对证
19. 处理
20. 解决
21. 使…无法回避
22. 降临于

1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition;

   "You must confront your opponent"
   "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
   "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
   

2. deal with (something unpleasant) head on;

   "You must confront your problems"
   "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
   

3. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize;

   "We confronted him with the evidence"
   "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"
   "An enormous dilemma faces us"
   

4. be face to face with;

   "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
   

1.(问题、任务或困难)降临，使面临
If youare confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.

confront的近义词

e.g. She was confronted with severe money problems...
她面临严峻的资金问题。
e.g. 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。

2.勇敢地面对;正视
If youconfront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.

e.g. We are learning how toconfront death...
我们正在学习如何直面死亡。
e.g. NATO countries have been forced toconfront fundamental moral questions.
北约国家被迫正视基本的道德问题。

3.使面对(有威胁性或困难的事)
If youare confronted by something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you.

confront

e.g. 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。

4.与…对峙;与…对抗
If youconfront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

5.与…当面对证(或对质)
If youconfront someonewith something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something.

e.g. She had decided toconfront 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。
e.g. I could not bring myself toconfront him about it...
我不忍心就这事和他对质。

1. He confronted his enemies bravely.
   他英勇地面对敌军。
2. In the court, you'll confront the fact that you have done harm to others.
   在法庭上你必须面对这个事实,那就是你对别人造成了伤害。
3. We have to confront many difficulties in the society.
   在这个社会里我们须面对许多困难。
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4. I am confronted by many difficulties.
   我遇到了许多困难。
5. As he entered the room, he was confronted by a scene of confusion.
   他走进屋时,看到一片混乱的景象。

1. Confronted by the angry strikers, the police had to retreat.
   面对愤怒的罢工者,警察只好后退。

• John Hampden..had the courage..to confront the whole power of the government.

  出自：Ld Macaulay

• I am only coarse when confronted by respectability.

  出自：Quiller

confront, be confronted with

这组词语都可表示“面对(着)”,它们之间的区别是:

confront有强烈的动作和意愿性,而be confronted with主要表示一种状态,而且常常不是出于主语的意愿。

confront, encouter, face, meet

参见face条。

meet，encounter，confront，face，contact

这些动词均有“遇见、会见、碰见”之意。

meet普通用词，本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作相对运动，最终相碰(遇)。

encounter通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。

confront 不可避免地，面对面地相遇，也指敢于正视困难或问题。

face侧重双方静止地面对面，或指充满勇气、信心和决心去正视人或事。

contact多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系，口语用词。