指采取措施，积极应付to respond

• 善于应对

  good at repartee

• 不知如何应对

  not know how to respond

• 提高应对新威胁和新挑战的能力

  improve capability to respond to new threats and challenges

• 理智并积极科学应对非典疫情。

  Rationality and positive science responds to SARS.

• 很多国家把科技创新作为应对当前世界经济面临重大挑战的关键。

  Many countries regard innovation in science and technology as the key in facing up to the major challenges of the current world economy.