1 confront sth;confront sb with sb/sth to think about, or to make sb think about, sth that is difficult or unpleasant （使别人）面对（困难或不愉快的事）: to confront a problem/difficulty/issue 面对问题╱困难等When the police confronted him with the evidence, he confessed. 警方给他出示证据，他只好招认。

2 to stand in front of sb, for example because you want to fight him/her 对峙；对抗: The unarmed demonstrators were confronted by a row of soldiers. 手无寸铁的示威者与一列士兵对峙。