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have a confrontation with sb
常用于描述两人之间的直接冲突。
He had a confrontation with his boss about the project.
他就该项目与老板发生了对抗。
对抗；对峙；正面冲突；挑战
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对抗；对峙；正面冲突；挑战
A situation in which people or groups face each other angrily or directly challenge each other, especially face to face.
He had a confrontation with his boss about the project.
他就该项目与老板发生了对抗。
面对面对抗或挑战的行为
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
大胆的挑战
a bold challenge
武装部队之间的冲突
A conflict between armed forces.
因观点或意见冲突而产生的不和
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
The meeting ended in a heated confrontation between the two departments.
会议以两个部门之间的激烈对抗告终。
She tried to avoid a confrontation with her roommate about the messy kitchen.
她试图避免与室友就厨房脏乱的问题发生正面冲突。
The lawyer prepared for a confrontation with the witness during the trial.
律师准备在庭审中与证人对质。
常用于描述两人之间的直接冲突。
He had a confrontation with his boss about the project.
他就该项目与老板发生了对抗。
用于描述两组人或双方之间的对峙。
There was a confrontation between the protesters and the police.
抗议者与警察之间发生了对峙。
强调冲突的起因或议题。
The confrontation over the budget ended in a compromise.
关于预算的对抗以妥协告终。
Not this
They confrontation each other.
Use this
They confronted each other.
“confrontation” 是名词，不能作为动词使用。表示“对抗”的动作时，应该用动词 “confront”。
Not this
He had a confrontation to his boss.
Use this
He had a confrontation with his boss.
“confrontation” 后接 “with” 表示对抗的对象，而不是 “to”。
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直接对抗
The two leaders avoided a direct confrontation.
两位领导人避免了直接对抗。
与…的对抗
He had a confrontation with his boss over the project.
他就这个项目与老板发生了对抗。
避免对抗
She always tries to avoid confrontation in meetings.
她总是试图在会议上避免对抗。
军事对抗
The two countries are on the brink of a military confrontation.
两国处于军事对抗的边缘。
…之间的对抗
The confrontation between the two rivals lasted for hours.
两个对手之间的对抗持续了几个小时。
关于…的对抗
There was a heated confrontation over the budget cuts.
关于预算削减发生了激烈的对抗。
沙威：我就是法律！冉阿让：法律不代表正义！
The confrontation between Javert and Valjean in Les Misérables is iconic.
《悲惨世界》中沙威和冉阿让之间的对峙是标志性的。
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想象两个人面对面（front）站着，互不相让，形成对抗（confrontation）之势。
语域：formal 常见场景：politics、debate、conflict 多用于正式场合，如政治、辩论或冲突情境中。
注意：confrontation通常与with连用表示与某人的对抗，复数形式为confrontations。
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