conflict
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/us/ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/B2
anactivedisagreementbetweenpeoplewithopposingopinionsorprinciples:
冲突;分歧;争论There was a lot of conflictbetweenhim and hisfather.他和父亲之间存在着许多分歧。
It was anunpopularpolicyandcausedanumberof conflicts within theparty.这项政策不得人心,在党内引起了很多分歧。
Hisoutspokenviewswouldfrequentlybringhimintoconflictwiththepresident.他对自己的看法总是直言不讳,这常常使他和总统发生争执。
an argument
- argumentI don't want to get into an argument with you about this.
- disagreementThere was a disagreement over who should pay the bill.
- quarrelThere were bitter quarrels between the two neighbours.
- rowUKMy parents had a row about money.
- squabbleI'm always dealing with squabbles between the children.
- tiffShe had a tiff with her boyfriend last night.
B2
fightingbetween two or moregroupsofpeopleorcountries:
战斗,战争Wewishtoavoidconflictbetweenourcountriesif at allpossible.我们希望我们两国之间能尽一切可能避免战争。
- Bothsidesinvolvedin the conflict made someconcessionsin yesterday'stalks.
- Anindependentadviserhas beenbroughtin toconciliatebetween the twosidesinvolvedin the conflict.
- The conflictdestabilizedthewholeregion.
- They hadworkedforpeaceduring thelongeraof conflict.
- Theambassadorhasofferedtoactas ago-betweenfor the twocountriesinvolvedin the conflict.
Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- be (on) non-speakersidiom
- belligerence
- bickering
- blow(someone/something)up
- bust up
- clash
- contentiousness
- contretemps
- ding-dong
- dispute
- dust-up
- hostility
- kerfuffle
- misunderstanding
- personality clash
- rhubarb
- scrap
- spat
- squabble
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Fighting
Idiom
a conflict of interest
conflict
verb[I]
uk/kənˈflɪkt/us/kənˈflɪkt/conflictverb[I](BE OPPOSITE)
Ifbeliefs,needs, orfacts, etc. conflict, they are very different and cannoteasilyexisttogether or both betrue:
不一致;发生抵触;相矛盾;冲突Theresultsof the newresearchwouldseemto conflictwithexistingtheories.新的研究结果似乎和已有的理论相抵触。
Being and appearing different
- anomalously
- another
- anti-conventional
- apple
- be a far cry fromsomethingidiom
- buck
- depart fromsomething
- deviate
- differ
- differentiate
- diverge
- diversify
- fish
- flow
- othering
- polymorphous
- pop
- rebrand
- rebranding
- remove
conflictverb[I](FIGHT)
tofightordisagreeactively:
斗争,冲突If the twosidesconflictwitheach other again, it will bedisastrousforpartyunity.如果双方再相互争斗下去,对党内团结将是一场灾难。
Arguing & disagreeing
- agent provocateur
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- argumentatively
- as a matter of factphrase
- bandy
- battlefield
- bet
- bone
- cross swordsidiom
- dicker
- differ
- hammer
- make the fur flyidiom
- setsomeoneagainstsomeone
- shadowbox
- shadowboxing
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone