confrontation
UK/kɒnfrʌn'teɪʃn/US/.kɔnfrʌn'teiʃәn/
六级B2
释义
n.
A hostile or angry meeting between opposing sides; a clash.
对抗，冲突；对峙
n.
The act of facing or dealing with something directly.
正面应对
词根拆分
词根派生confront 的名词：两方对立面对面的状态。confrontation 就是那场冲突本身——两张脸硬碰硬的时刻。
词根 front 还连着 22 个词常用搭配
- 1.armed confrontation武装对抗
- 2.direct confrontation直接对抗
- 3.avoid confrontation避免冲突
- 4.military confrontation军事对峙
例句
- 1.
The protest ended in a violent confrontation with police.
抗议以与警方的暴力冲突收场。
- 2.
He tried to avoid a direct confrontation with his rival.
他尽力避免与对手正面冲突。