confronting

英 [kənˈfrʌntɪŋ]

美 [kənˈfrʌntɪŋ]

v.  使…无法回避; 降临于; 处理，解决(问题或困境); 面对; 对抗; 与(某人)对峙
confront的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB (问题、任务或困难)降临，使面临
  If youare confronted witha problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
  1. She was confronted with severe money problems...
     她面临严峻的资金问题。
  2. 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。
• VERB 勇敢地面对;正视
  If youconfronta difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.
  1. We are learning how to confront death...
     我们正在学习如何直面死亡。
  2. 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。
• VERB 使面对(有威胁性或困难的事)
  If youare confrontedby something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you.
  1. 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。
• VERB 与…对峙;与…对抗
  If youconfrontsomeone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The candidates confronted each other during a televised debate.
     候选人在电视辩论中当面交锋。
• VERB 与…当面对证(或对质)
  If youconfrontsomeonewithsomething, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something.
  1. 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。
  2. I could not bring myself to confront him about it...
     我不忍心就这事和他对质。
  3. 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。

双语例句

• I usually hear two reasons for not confronting China over its policies.
  我经常听到两种理由，说明不应在货币政策上与中国对抗。
• He drew comparisons between the problems faced by the University and those confronting his own establishment.
  他把该大学和他自己的机构所面临的问题进行了比较。
• 12. China's anti-Japanese national revolutionary war is now confronting a grave crisis.
  （十二）中国抗日民族革命战争现在是处在严重的危机中。
• Confronting great hardships, the surveyors never knocked under.
  在巨大的艰难困苦面前，那些勘探人员从未屈服过。
• The problems now confronting it are Chinese relations and iron ore expansion.
  目前力拓遇到的问题是与中国的关系和铁矿石产能扩张。
• Together we're confronting global challenges such as poverty and disease and terrorism.
  一起，我们面对的是像贫穷，疾病和恐怖主义这样的全球问题。
• The courage and perseverance of Bei when facing challenges and confronting authorities.
  当贝面对困难以及遭遇权威时，他表现了无与伦比的勇气与坚持。
• Still, she finds reason for optimism in the current staffing problems that Korean firms are confronting.
  不过，在韩国企业目前面临的员工问题中，她找到了乐观的理由。
• The urgent problem now confronting us is to restore the Party's fighting capacity.
  现在摆在我们面前的迫切问题，是要恢复党的战斗力。
• Can we solve the problems confronting us?
  我们能解决摆在我们面前的这些问题吗？