reckon with

/ˈrɛkən wɪð/· phrasal verb

人文/文化/社会B2

reckon with
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Chinese meaning

正zhèng视shì、认rèn真zhēn应yìng对duì(难nán题tí/遗yí留liú问wèn题tí)

认rèn真zhēn对duì待dài、妥tuǒ善shàn处chǔ理lǐ

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阿ā富fù汗hàn人rén直zhí面miàn美měi国guó干gān预yù留liú下xià的de深shēn远yuǎn影yǐng响xiǎng

Example

The other side of 9/11: Afghans reckon with America's long shadow

9·11事shì件jiàn的de另lìng一yí面miàn:阿ā富fù汗hàn人rén正zhèng视shì美měi国guó留liú下xià的de长cháng远yuǎn阴yīn影yǐng

Source: NPR · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó发fā动dòng阿ā富fù汗hàn战zhàn争zhēng已yǐ近jìn25年nián,如rú今jīn当dāng地dì重chóng新xīn回huí到dào塔tǎ利lì班bān统tǒng治zhì之zhī下xià。NPR记jì者zhě重chóng返fǎn喀kā布bù尔ěr,记jì录lù阿ā富fù汗hàn人rén如rú何hé面miàn对duì这zhè场chǎng持chí续xù20年nián战zhàn争zhēng留liú下xià的de深shēn远yuǎn影yǐng响xiǎng。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 ġerecenian(讲述、列举、计算),与德语 rechnen(计算)同源

  • reckon(计算、估量)+ with(引出对象的介词),合起来指“跟…算清、正视”

Collocations

  • reckon with the consequences / have to reckon with / a force to be reckoned with

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