confront
/kənˈfrʌnt/
v.
一句话记住
面对；正视；使面对
释义与例句
v.
面对；正视；使面对
to deal directly with a difficult situation or person, or to make someone face a problem
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We must confront the problem instead of ignoring it.
我们必须正视这个问题，而不是忽视它。
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The company was confronted with a serious financial crisis.
这家公司面临着一场严重的金融危机。
展开其余 1 条例句
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She gradually confronted her fear of speaking in public.
她逐渐正视了自己对公开演讲的恐惧。
词源与构词
经法语 confronter 源自中世纪拉丁语 confrontare（面对面），与拉丁语 frons（前额、正面）有关。
记忆钩子
主动面对用 confront a problem；客观“面临某事”常用 be confronted with。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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confrontation 对抗；冲突；对峙confront 的名词形式，强调直接而可能激烈的面对或冲突。
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confrontational 对抗性的；咄咄逼人的形容容易引发冲突的行为、态度或沟通方式。
同义词
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face 面对；面临face 泛指不得不处理困难或现实；confront 更强调主动、直接地正视问题或与某人对质。Many small businesses face rising costs. 许多小企业面临成本上涨。
常见搭配
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confront a problem 正视并处理问题The report urges governments to confront the problem of water scarcity. 报告敦促各国政府正视水资源短缺问题。
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be confronted with 面临；面对The researchers were confronted with an unexpected result. 研究人员面临一个意想不到的结果。