con·front /kənˈfrʌnt/
(vt.)使面對,對抗,遭遇,使對質,比較
Con·front v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Confronting.]
1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
We four, indeed, confronted were with four
In Russian habit. --Shak.
He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression. --Hawthorne.
It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England. --Macaulay.
2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands. --Addison.
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confront
v 1: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront
your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing
ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
[syn: face]
2: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront
your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his
mistakes" [syn: face up, face] [ant: avoid]
3: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or
criticize; "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" [syn: face, present]
4: be face to face with; "The child screamed when it confronted
the man in the halloween costume"