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

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  1. VERB (问题、任务或困难)降临，使面临
    If you are confronted with a 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。
  2. VERB 勇敢地面对;正视
    If you confront a 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。
  3. VERB 使面对(有威胁性或困难的事)
    If you are confronted by 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。
  4. VERB 与…对峙;与…对抗
    If you confront someone, 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。
  5. VERB 与…当面对证(或对质)
    If you confront someone with something, 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。
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. Confronting a situation will only result in indignation and misunderstandings.
    直面现状只会引起愤怒和误解。
  7. 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。
  8. Can we solve the problems confronting us?
    我们能解决摆在我们面前的这些问题吗？
  9. But there are many factors confronting advancement of the strategy.
    但多种因素限制了这一战略的进程。
  10. 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。
  11. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
    对抗对抗的行为或对抗的状态，尤指面对面的遭遇。
  12. The problem which we are confronting today is more complex than that which the nation confronted in1930s.
    我们今天所面临的问题比起这个国家在1930年代面临的更复杂。
  13. Today we are confronting numerous difficulties and our tasks are formidable.
    现在，我们还有不少的困难。我们的任务是很艰巨的。
  14. But the problems confronting the US have shifted too.
    但美国面临的问题也发生了改变。
  15. No one can have failed to notice the fact that Internet rumors have been a grave problem confronting us.
    没有人可以没有注意到这一事实已经成为互联网谣言的严重问题摆在我们面前。
  16. 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。
  17. This question is of current relevance, since this is the challenge confronting Italy and Spain.
    这一问题具有显著的现实意义，因为这正是意大利和西班牙当前面临的挑战。
  18. The early data indicate that China is confronting similar challenges as those experienced in other countries.
    早期的数据表明中国正在面临着和其它国家一样的挑战。
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. Dealing with an unpleasant boss can be uncomfortable, if you choose to address the situation by confronting him.
    和不友好的老板相处，是和他对抗的话，会让人不舒服。
  23. The humour of most of his20 books is based on confronting intellectuals with the real world.
    他20本书中的大多数幽默都是基于将现实世界与知识分子反衬而构成的。
  24. I believe this principle alone could eliminate some of the most difficult temptations confronting you.
    我相信，这一原则可以消除你所面对的最难以克服的诱惑。
  25. 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。
  26. 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。
  27. 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。
  28. 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。
  29. 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。
  30. Eurozone members have thus been spared confronting a currency crisis and competitive devaluations as they resolve the banking crisis.
    因此在解决银行业危机的同时，欧元区成员国不必应对汇率危机和货币竞争性贬值。
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