Confronts Meaning in English

word · lemma: confront

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释义

To face someone or something directly, usually to deal with a problem or difficult situation. Can also mean challenging a person with their actions or words.

用法与细微差别

'Confronts' is more formal than 'faces.' Common with problems or challenging people: 'confronts danger,' 'confronts her boss.' Often used when someone addresses something uncomfortable directly. Do not confuse with 'affront' (which means to insult).

• Spanish: enfrenta - confronta
• Portuguese (BR): confronta - enfrenta
• Portuguese (PT): confronta - enfrenta
• Chinese (Simplified): 面对 - 直面
• Chinese (Traditional): 面對 - 直面
• Hindi: मुक़ाबला करता है - सामना करता है
• Arabic: يواجه - يواجه مباشرة
• Bengali: মুখোমুখি হয় - মোকাবিলা করে
• Russian: противостоит - сталкивается
• Japanese: 立ち向かう - 対峙する
• Vietnamese: đối mặt - đối đầu
• Korean: 직면하다 - 맞서다
• Turkish: karşı karşıya gelir - yüzleşir
• Urdu: سامنا کرتا ہے - مقابلہ کرتا ہے
• Indonesian: menghadapi - menghadapi secara langsung

例句

He confronts his fears every day.

basic

The manager confronts the team about the missed deadline.

basic

She calmly confronts difficult situations.

basic

Whenever a problem comes up, Jack just confronts it head-on.

natural

She confronts critics without getting defensive.

natural

Tom never avoids conflict; he confronts issues directly with people.

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