The confrontation turned ugly.是什么意思？

The confrontation turned ugly.

对抗局面进一步激化。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

confrontation

n. 对抗，面对，遭遇，对峙；

例句
The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.
为了结束与其臣民的冲突，国王作出了很大的让步。

turned

v. （使）转动( turn的过去式和过去分词 )，旋转，（使）改变方向，（使）不适；

例句
With one accord they turned and walked back over the grass.
他们步调一致地转身走过草坪。

ugly

adj. 难看的，丑陋的，有敌意的，不祥的；n. 丑陋的人（东西）；

例句
An ugly shopping centre stands across from one of the few buildings with character.
一座难看的购物中心对面，耸立着为数不多的几幢别具特色的大楼之一。