学个词Learn a Word 第1304期 confront

　　今天我们要学的词是confront。Confront, 对峙。 "Both candidates are well qualified¹. We're confronted with a difficult choice," 两位候选人都很合格，我们很难做选择。 "Jackie spread rumors² behind my back. I've decided³ to confront her and see what she has to say," Jackie在背后造我的谣，我决定当面质问她，看她怎么说。
美国国防部不久前公布了第一份网络空间安全战略。 "Secretary of Defense⁴ Leon Panetta called cyberspace⁵ 'an area in which we're going to confront increasing threats in the future,'" 国防部长里奥.帕内塔称网络空间是“一个我们今后将面对越来越多威胁的领域。”好的， 今天我们学习的词是confront...

1 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

2 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。