英语词汇“confront”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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confrontverb [ T ]

uk/kənˈfrʌnt/us/kənˈfrʌnt/

C2 to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person:

As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.

It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.

I thought I would stay calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I got very nervous.

More examples

She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.
We were confronted with a lot of problems when we tried to buy a house in Germany.
He confronted his illness with characteristic bravery.
She decided to confront the burglars.
The police were confronted by crowds of rioters.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Dealing with things or people

attend to sb/sth
beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
come up against sth
come/get to grips with sth idiom
contend
cut
firefighting
get sth in
inherit
jump-start
negotiate
process
reckon
reckon with sb/sth
see about sth
see to sth/sb
set about sth
sort
turn
weather

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Phrasal verb(s)

confront sb with sth

confrontverb [ T ]

us/kənˈfrʌnt/

to deal with a difficult problem, situation, or person:

He forced the country to confront the issue of deforestation.

When I took office, I was confronted with new guidelines.

Becca will have to confront some frightening truths about this disease.

To confront someone is to meet with a person with whom you disagree or whom you will accuse of something:

I had to confront him about the damage to the car.

单词	confront
释义	English American confrontverb [ T ] uk/kənˈfrʌnt/us/kənˈfrʌnt/ C2 to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person: As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way. It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is. I thought I would stay calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I got very nervous. More examples She was confronted by a man wielding a knife. We were confronted with a lot of problems when we tried to buy a house in Germany. He confronted his illness with characteristic bravery. She decided to confront the burglars. The police were confronted by crowds of rioters. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Dealing with things or people attend to sb/sth *beard the lion (in his/her* den)** idiom come up against sth come/get to grips with sth idiom contend cut firefighting *get sth* in inherit jump-start negotiate process reckon** reckon with sb/sth see about sth see to sth/sb set about sth sort turn weather See more results » Phrasal verb(s) confront sb with sth confrontverb [ T ] us/kənˈfrʌnt/ to deal with a difficult problem, situation, or person: He forced the country to confront the issue of deforestation. When I took office, I was confronted with new guidelines. Becca will have to confront some frightening truths about this disease. To confront someone is to meet with a person with whom you disagree or whom you will accuse of something: I had to confront him about the damage to the car.
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