亚洲网紅露点

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confront

[ kuhn-fruhnt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:

    The feuding factions confronted one another.

  2. to present for acknowledgment, contradiction, etc.; set face to face:

    They confronted him with evidence of his crime.

  3. to face and deal with boldly or directly:

    The city refuses to confront the real reason for the housing shortage.

  4. to stand or come in front of; stand or meet facing:

    The two long-separated brothers confronted each other speechlessly.

  5. to be in one's way:

    the numerous obstacles that still confronted him.

  6. to bring together for examination or comparison.


confront

/ 办蓹苍藞蹿谤蕦苍迟 /

verb

  1. usually foll by with to present or face (with something), esp in order to accuse or criticize
  2. to face boldly; oppose in hostility
  3. to be face to face with; be in front of
  4. to bring together for comparison
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞苍藞蹿谤辞苍迟别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍路蹿谤辞苍迟路别谤 noun
  • 谤别路肠辞苍路蹿谤辞苍迟 verb (used with object)
  • 耻苍路肠辞苍路蹿谤辞苍迟路别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of confront1

First recorded in 1595鈥1605; from Medieval Latin 肠辞苍蹿谤辞苍迟腻谤墨, equivalent to Latin con-, variant of intensive prefix com- + -蹿谤辞苍迟腻谤墨, derivative of Latin 蹿谤艒苍蝉 (stem front- ) 鈥渇orehead鈥; con-, front
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of confront1

C16: from Medieval Latin 肠辞苍蹿谤辞苍迟腻谤墨 to stand face to face with, from frons forehead
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"We want to create a team identity that encompasses everyone; players, staff, managers, fans. We must confront ourselves to be able to create this 'Bodo model'."

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On Wednesday, the court confronted the high-stakes clash over the religious schools in a case from Oklahoma.

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Along the way, Julian must confront an opposing force: Alejandro鈥檚 astute sister, Sofia, a compelling character that Boneta says his own sister helped him create.

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"He made a difficult decision in the heat of a moment, when confronted by a car associated with firearms offences ramming into police officers."

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I detect a curious paradox right now: anger confronts an expectation of widespread indifference.

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