confront

【发音】

美 /kən'frʌnt/ 英 /kən'frʌnt/

【翻译】

1. vt. 迎面遇到， 遭遇； 勇敢地面对， 正视； 使对质， 使当面对证

   英释:if a problem, difficulty etc confronts you, it appears and needs to be dealt with

【记忆】

con ＋ front(前面) → 在前面出现 → 迎面遇到

【短语】

1. confront with : 使面临

【例句】

1. The problems confronting the new government were enormous.

   新政府面临的难题是巨大的。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 听力题)...The question will confront New Yorkers in February as the city's first robotic parking opens in Chinatown...

2. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 写作题)...Happiness will be achieved only when we show great courage to confront problems and develop the capacity to solve them...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.面对；遭遇；比较

   front/compare/

【同根词】

1. adj

   confrontational : 对抗的；对抗性的

2. n

   confrontation : 对抗；面对；对质