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。
用法辨析
- 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。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- He confronted his enemies bravely.
他英勇地面对敌军。 - Confronted by the angry strikers, the police had to retreat.
面对愤怒的罢工者,警察只好后退。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
其他
词组短语
- 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
- confront boldly 大胆地面对
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
～+副词
英英字典
- to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person
- 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.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 面对；遭遇；比较
- 使面临