词汇精选：confront的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
v.
使面对，使面临，碰到，遇到 [T]
例句：
A soldier often has to confront danger.
士兵常常要身临险境。
例句：
When I confront rejections, I tell myself to calm down and never give up.
当我遭到拒绝时，我告诉自己冷静下来并且永不言弃。
与…对峙，与…对抗 [T]
例句：
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。
例句：
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。
勇敢地面对，正视 [T]
例句：
We had never needed to confront nations sharply opposed to us.
过去我们从来不需要对付激烈反对我们的国家。
例句：
He resolve to confront the enemy himself.
他决定亲自出马。
与…当面对证（或对质） [T]
例句：
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。
例句：
I could not bring myself to confront him about it.
我不忍心就这事和他对质。
比较 [T]
例句：
We should confront theory with practice.
我们应当用实践来对照检验理论。
二、词义辨析：
meet,encounter,confront,face,contact
这些动词均有“遇见，会见，碰见”之意。meet普通用词，本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作向对运动，最终相碰(遇)。encounter通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。confront 不可避免的，面对面的相遇。也指敢于正视困难或问题的决心和信心。face侧重双方静止地面对面，或指指充满勇气、信心和决心正视人或事。contact多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系。口语用词。
三、参考例句：
A soldier often has to confront danger.
士兵常常要身临险境。
A cannoneer has to confront danger.
炮手须面对危险。
A soldier has to confront danger.
军人须面对危险。
We must confront future with optimism.
我们必须乐观地面对未来。
The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。
We are learning how to confront death.
我们在学习如何正视死亡。
He resolve to confront the enemy himself.
他决定亲自出马。
We must confront the future with optimism.
我们必须乐观地面对未来。
The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。
He swung round to confront his accusers.
他突然转过身来面对着那些指控他的人。
