v.反抗;v.面对
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
confront (verb)transitive verb
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
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
confront (verb)to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
SYNONYMS:
beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, outbrave, outfaceRELATED WORDS:
face up (to), front; affront; challenge; encounter, meet; accost, approach, corner; repel, resist, stand, withstand; battle, combat, contend (with), fight, oppose, square (off)NEAR ANTONYMS:
avoid, eschew, shun; elude, escape, evade, shake