confrontation
英 [,k?nfr?n'te??n]
美[,kɑnfr?n'te??n]
- n. 對(duì)抗；面對(duì)；對(duì)質(zhì)
CET6TEM4中頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?confrontations;
英文詞源
- confrontation (n.)
- 1630s, "action of bringing two parties face to face," from Medieval Latin confrontationem (nominative confrontatio), noun of action from past participle stem of confrontare (see confront). International political sense is attested from 1963 and traces to the "Cuban missile crisis" of the previous year.
雙語例句
- 1. The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.
- 為了結(jié)束與其臣民的沖突，國(guó)王作出了很大的讓步。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
- 去年夏天他避開了與聯(lián)合國(guó)核查人員的對(duì)峙。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This could pitch the government into confrontation with the work-force.
- 這有可能把政府推向與工人正面交鋒的境地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation.
- 他們將請(qǐng)求他退出沖突。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The confrontation turned ugly.
- 對(duì)抗局面進(jìn)一步激化。
來自柯林斯例句