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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·front ETYMOLOGY Middle French confronter to border on, confront, from Medieval Latin confrontare to bound, from Latin com- + front-, frons forehead, front DATE circa 1568 1. to face especially in challenge : oppose confront an enemy 2. a. to cause to meet : bring face-to-face confront a reader with statistics b. to meet face-to-face : encounter confronted the possibility of failure • con·front·er noun English Etymology confront c.1568, "to stand in front of," from M.Fr . confronter, from M.L.confrontare "assign limits, adjoin," from L. com- "together" + frontem (nom. frons) "forehead." Sense of "to face in defiance or hostility" is c.1580.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ confront con·front / kEn5frQnt / verb[VN] 1. (of problems or a difficult situation 问题或困境) to appear and need to be dealt with by sb 使…无法回避；降临于: the economic problems confronting the country 这个国家所面临的经济问题 The government found itself confronted by massive opposition. 政府发现自己遭到了强烈的反对。 2. to deal with a problem or difficult situation 处理,解决(问题或困境) SYN face up to :
She knew that she had to confront her fears. 她心里明白自己必须克服恐惧心理。 3. to face sb so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation 面对；对抗；与(某人)对峙: This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber. 这是他第一次面对一个武装劫匪。 4. ~ sb with sb / sth to make sb face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation 使面对,使面临,使对付(令人不快或难处的人、场合): He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship. 他要她在事业和他们两人关系之间作出抉择。 5. be confronted with sth to have sth in front of you that you have to deal with or react to 面对(某事物): Most people when confronted with a horse will pat it. 大多数人遇见马时都会轻轻地拍拍它。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English 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. OLT confront verb ⇨ confront (confront a robber)⇨ face (confront your fears) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·front I. \kənˈfrənt\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French confronter to confront, border on, from Medieval Latin confrontare to bound, from Latin com- + Medieval Latin -frontare (from Latin front-, frons forehead, front) — more at brink 1. a. : to stand facing or opposing especially in challenge, defiance, or accusation : face : stand up to < enemies confronting one another > < confront an accuser in court > b. : to face (something dangerous or dreaded) without flinching or avoiding < the test of a free society is its capacity to confront, rather than evade, the vital questions of choice — J.M.Burns > 2. : to put or bring face to face : compel (a person) to face, take account of, or endure — usually used with by or with < confront a reader with statistics > < confronted by … novels … frank to the point of immodesty — M.D.Geismar > < poor culprits … confronted with law Latin — R.M.Weaver > 3. a. : meet , encounter < recurrent phenomena … can always … be confronted experimentally — A.C.Danto > b. : to stand before or in the way of < the hardships and problems confronting the pioneers > 4. : to set in opposition for comparison : compare < conclusions which can be confronted with experience — Alfred Einstein > Synonyms: see meet II. noun (-s) obsolete : confronting, facing , affront |
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