单词 | confront |
释义 | confront v.tr.   1. a face in hostility or defiance. b face up to and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.).   2. (of a difficulty etc.) present itself to (countless obstacles confronted us).   3. (foll. by with) a bring (a person) face to face with (a circumstance), esp. by way of accusation (confronted them with the evidence). b set (a thing) face to face with (another) for comparison.   4. meet or stand facing. Derivatives confrontation n. confrontational adj. Etymology: F confronter f. med.L confrontare (as com-, frontare f. frons frontis face) |
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