confront

音标发音

• 英式音标 [kənˈfrʌnt]
• 美式音标 [kənˈfrʌnt]
• 国际音标 [kən'frʌnt]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• vt.对抗；遭遇；面临

词根记忆

• con + front(前面)→在前面出现→迎面遇到
• con(共同) + front(面对)→面对
• con(一起) + front(额头，脸)→一起对顶额头→遭遇；面对
• con(共同) + front(额头，脸)→对顶额头→使面临；对抗
• con + front(面，前面)→面对面→对抗
• con + front(面，前面)→面对面→使面临，使遭遇
• con + front(前面)→冲到前面面对挑战→面对挑战

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  confrontational：对抗的；对抗性的。

• n性质的同根词

  confrontation：对抗；面对；对质。

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用法辨析

v. (动词)

• confront的基本意思是“出现在…面前”,多指困难、任务等出现在某人的面前。强调不可避免的会面,并经常强调决心,通过这样的会面来弄清问题或解决困难，即“勇敢地面对”“正视”。confront还常用于表示“当面对质”。
• confront是书面用语,应用范围较窄。
• confront是及物动词,可以以人作主语,也可以“困难”“任务”等名词作主语。
• confront在指“使面对,使…对立”时,其后面表示某人的处境或表示被置于、被带到某人面前的人物时,与介词with连用; 如果后面表示的是“面对”的人或物时,则用介词by。

• confront使用方法
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英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• He confronted his enemies bravely.
  他英勇地面对敌军。

其他

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

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• confront choices 面对选择
• confront danger 面对危险
• confront death 面对死亡
• confront difficulties 面对困难
• confront enemies 面对敌军

～+副词

• confront boldly 大胆地面对

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person

柯林斯英英字典

• If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
• If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.
• If you are confronted by something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you.
• If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.
• If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something or force them to deal with a situation.

• confront剑桥字典
• confront柯林斯字典

专业释义

语言学

• 面对；遭遇；比较

机械工程

• 使面临