confront
verb [ T ] uk/kənˈfrʌnt/ us/kənˈfrʌnt/
C2 面对，面临；遭遇；直面，正视
to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person
As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way. 她离开法庭时，愤怒的人群试图拦住她的去路。
It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is. 不管它有多讨厌，我们终究要面对这个问题。
I thought I would stay calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I got very nervous. 我以为我会保持镇静，可是面对电视镜头，我却变得紧张万分。
- More examples
- She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.
- We were confronted with a lot of problems when we tried to buy a house in Germany.
- He confronted his illness with characteristic bravery.
- She decided to confront the burglars.
- The police were confronted by crowds of rioters.
Phrasal verb
confront someone with somethingC2 跟…对质，跟…当面对证
to tell someone what they do not want to hear, often because it is about something bad that they have done or because it needs an explanation
I know she's the one who made the error, but I don't want to confront her with it without having any hard evidence. 我知道是她出了错，但是没有确凿证据的话，我不想跟她当面对质。