confront

confront /kən'frʌnt/
  • ngoại động từ
    • mặt giáp mặt với, đối diện với, đứng trước; chạm trán, đương đầu với
      • he stood confronting him: nó đứng đối diện với anh ta
      • many diffuculties confront us: chúng ta phải đương đầu với nhiều khó khăn
    • đối chất
      • defendant is confronted with plaintiff: bị cáo được đem ra đối chất với nguyên đơn
    • (+ with) đối chiếu (tài liệu, bản sao...)

Xem thêm: face, face up, face, face, present



confront

Từ điển Collocation

confront verb

ADV. directly He is willing to confront problems directly. | immediately, suddenly

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

Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • oppose, as in hostility or a competition; face

    You must confront your opponent

    Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring

    The two enemies finally confronted each other

  • deal with (something unpleasant) head on; face up, face

    You must confront your problems

    He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes

  • present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; face, present

    We confronted him with the evidence

    He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions

    An enormous dilemma faces us

  • be face to face with

    The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

confronts|confronted|confronting
syn.: encounter face oppose