剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - confront collapse

confront
/kən'frʌnt/
verb [T]
I
* to face, meet or deal with a difficult situation or person
面对，面临；遭遇；直面，正视

1. As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.
她离开法庭时，愤怒的人群试图拦住她的去路。

2. It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.
不管它有多讨厌，我们终究要面对这个问题。

3. I thought I would remain calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I became very nervous.
我以为我会保持镇静，可是面对电视镜头，我却变得紧张万分。

/kən'frʌnt/
verb [T]
phrasal verb confront sb with sth
* to tell someone what they do not want to hear, often because it is something bad that they have done or because it needs an explanation
跟（某人）对质，跟（某人）当面对证

1. I know it's her that made the error, but I don't want to confront her with it in case she breaks down.
我知道是她出了错，但我不想跟她当面对质，以免她受不了。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - confront collapse

confront ★★★☆☆
1.VERB 动词(问题、任务或困难)降临，使面临 If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.

【语法信息】：be V-ed with/by n

【语法信息】：V n

  • She was confronted with severe money problems...

    她面临严峻的资金问题。

  • 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.VERB 动词勇敢地面对;正视 If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.

【语法信息】：V n

  • We are learning how to confront death...

    我们正在学习如何直面死亡。

  • NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.

    北约国家被迫正视基本的道德问题。

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

【语法信息】：be V-ed with/by n

【搭配模式】：usu passive

  • 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.VERB 动词与…对峙;与…对抗 If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.

【语法信息】：V n

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • The candidates confronted each other during a televised debate.

    候选人在电视辩论中当面交锋。

5.VERB 动词与…当面对证(或对质) If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something.

【语法信息】：V n with n

【语法信息】：V n about n

【语法信息】：V n

  • She had decided to confront 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。

  • I could not bring myself to confront him about it...

    我不忍心就这事和他对质。

  • His confronting me forced me to search for the answers.

    他对我的当面质询迫使我思索如何作答。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - confront collapse

☞ confront
con·front / kEn5frQnt / verb [VN]
1. (of problems or a difficult situation 问题或困境) to appear and need to be dealt with by sb
   使…无法回避；降临于:
   the economic problems confronting the country
   这个国家所面临的经济问题
   The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.
   政府发现自己遭到了强烈的反对。
2. to deal with a problem or difficult situation
   处理,解决(问题或困境)
   SYN  face up to :
   She knew that she had to confront her fears.
   她心里明白自己必须克服恐惧心理。
3. to face sb so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation
   面对；对抗；与(某人)对峙:
   This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber.
   这是他第一次面对一个武装劫匪。
4. ~ sb with sb / sth to make sb face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation
   使面对,使面临,使对付(令人不快或难处的人、场合):
   He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship.
   他要她在事业和他们两人关系之间作出抉择。
5. be confronted with sth to have sth in front of you that you have to deal with or react to
   面对(某事物):
   Most people when confronted with a horse will pat it.
   大多数人遇见马时都会轻轻地拍拍它。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - confront collapse

confront verb

• ADVERB directly, head-on, squarely The new state ~ed head-on the question of national identity. | He is willing to ~ problems directly. | aggressively, angrily | immediately, suddenly | constantly, continually These texts constantly ~ the reader with their demanding claims.

• PHRASES be ~ed with sth I was suddenly ~ed by the task of rewriting the entire book. | find yourself ~ed by sth The demonstrators found themselves ~ed by a line of police, blocking the road.

Confront is used with these nouns as the subject: challenge, dilemma, problem, task
Confront is used with these nouns as the object: challenge, dilemma, emotion, enemy, fear, prejudice, problem, racism

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - confront collapse

confront verb
⇨ confront (confront a robber) ⇨ face (confront your fears)confront

verb

  ➡ See also the entries for face and tackle 另见face条和tackle条confront ♦︎ tackle ♦︎ challengeThese words all mean to face or speak to sb in a difficult or dangerous situation, especially when you show courage or authority. 这些词均表示对抗、对峙、交涉。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to confront / tackle / challenge sb directly■ confront [transitive] to face sb so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation 挺身面对；对抗；与（某人）对峙◆This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber.这是他第一次面对一个带武器的劫匪。■ tackle [transitive] to speak to sb about a problem or difficult situation, especially when you need them to do sth and you know that it might be hard to persuade them 与⋯交涉◆I tackled him about the money he owed me.他欠我钱，我跟他交涉了。■ challenge [transitive] to order sb to stop and say who they are or what they are doing 盘问；查问◆We were challenged by police at the border.我们在边境受到警察盘问。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - confront collapse

confront

verb
1 Jones confronted the alleged burglar
CHALLENGE , square up to, oppose, resist, defy, beard, tackle, attack, assault; approach, face up to, face, meet, come face to face with, stand up to, brave, detain, accost, waylay, take aside, stop, halt; informal collar; Brit. informal nobble.
-opposite(s): AVOID.

2 the real problems that confront ordinary citizens
TROUBLE , bother, be in someone's way, burden, distress, cause trouble to, cause suffering to, face, beset, harass, worry, oppress, annoy, vex, irritate, exasperate, strain, stress, tax; torment, plague, blight, bedevil, rack, smite, curse, harrow; rare discommode.

3 they've got to learn to confront their own problems
TACKLE , get to grips with, apply oneself to, address oneself to, address, face, get stuck into, set about, go about, get to work at, busy oneself with, set one's hand to, grapple with, approach, take on, attend to, see to, throw oneself into, try to solve, try to deal with, try to cope with, learn to live with, try to sort out; deal with, take measures about, take care of, pursue, handle, manage; informal have a crack at, have a go at, have a shot at.
-opposite(s): AVOID.

4 she confronted him with the evidence she had unearthed
PRESENT , bring face to face, face.
-opposite(s): SPARE.

词源记忆 - confront collapse

confront 使面临
con-, 表强调；-front, 前面，前线。