confront
英 [k?n'fr?nt]
美[k?n'fr?nt]
- vt. 面對；遭遇；比較
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?confronts;過去式:?confronted;過去分詞:?confronted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?confronting;
中文詞源
confront 使面臨
con-, 強調(diào)。-front, 前面，前線。
英文詞源
- confront (v.)
- 1560s, "to stand in front of," from Middle French confronter (15c.), from Medieval Latin confrontare "assign limits, adjoin," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + frontem (nominative frons) "forehead" (see front (n.)). Sense of "to face in defiance or hostility" is late 16c. Related: Confronted; confronting.
雙語例句
- 1. She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt.
- 她決定拿自己了解的事實與凱瑟琳當(dāng)面對證。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality.
- 我們在學(xué)習(xí)如何直面死亡，而非回避死亡這一現(xiàn)實。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.
- 北約國家被迫正視基本的道德問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Once again, I chose to confront the issue head-on.
- 我又一次選擇了直接面對該問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I could not bring myself to confront him about it.
- 我不忍心就這事和他對質(zhì)。
來自柯林斯例句