confront

取り組む、立ち向かう

難しい問題や状況に正面から取り組む。

やさしい英語で： To deal directly with a difficult problem or situation.

• We must confront this problem.
• She finally confronted her fear of flying.
• The council is confronting the housing crisis.

類義語： tackle, face, address

反対語： avoid

よく使う表現： confront a problem, confront your fears, confront an issue

立ち向かう、突きつける

人に正面から立ち向かう、または厳しい現実や状況を突きつける。

やさしい英語で： To face someone directly, or make someone face a difficult fact or situation.

• She confronted the man outside.
• They confronted their manager with evidence of unfair treatment.
• I was confronted with the truth about my father.

使い方： confront someone with something (She confronted him with the missing receipts.); be confronted with something (We were confronted with some surprising facts.)

類義語： face, challenge

よく使う表現： confront someone, confront someone with something

直面する、対峙する

人や物事、特に相手や困難に出会って向き合う。

やさしい英語で： To meet or come up against someone or something, especially an opponent or difficulty.

• Our team will confront the champions tomorrow.
• The explorers confronted several obstacles along the route.
• The soldiers advanced until they confronted the enemy.

類義語： encounter, meet, face

よく使う表現： confront an opponent, confront an obstacle, confront an enemy