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

• This was the situation confronting a nation-wide educational organization with seven regional affiliates.
  这发生在一个全国性的教育组织，有7个不同地区的分支机构。
• But the problems confronting the US have shifted too.
  但美国面临的问题也发生了改变。
• This is a response to the ever-changing economic, financial, and technical developments confronting business entities today.
  走向云计算是今天的经营实体面对不断变化的经济、金融和技术发展所作出的响应。
• 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。
• Can we solve the problems confronting us?
  我们能解决摆在我们面前的这些问题吗？
• 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。
• Mr Bush said: Science has deepened our understanding of climate change and opened new possibilities for confronting it.
  布什表示：科学加深了我们对气候变化的认识，同时也提出了新的应对它的可能性。
• Human societies have the power to solve the problems confronting them
  人类社会有能力解决面临的问题。
• 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。
• Because all the glory and pride, embarrassment and fear will all vanish when confronting death.
  因为所有的荣誉和骄傲，难堪和恐惧，在死亡面前都会消失。