con·flict /ˈkɒnflɪkt/ n. | vi. | phr. I n. 1. (尤指长期的)战斗;战争 The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years. 希腊和特洛伊之间的战争持续了10年之久。 2. 冲突;抵触;争论 an armed conflict 武装冲突 the conflict between good and evil 善与恶的冲突 a conflict of opinion 意见的分歧 a wordy conflict 笔战(或舌战) They came into sharp conflict over the wording of the message. 他们就文电的措词发生了激烈的争执。 My brother and I had a personality conflict. 我兄弟和我性格不合。 3. 【心】冲突(指相反的两个冲动或两个相反愿望之间的对立);(内心冲突引起的)苦恼 4. (戏剧、小说中的)矛盾冲突 5. 〈罕〉(运动物体的)碰撞 II /kənˈflɪkt/ vi. 1. 冲突;抵触 The two accounts of what had happened conflicted(with each other). 关于发生的事情,两个报道截然不同。 2. 战斗,斗争 (with) [<L conflictus < conflīgere to strike together, combat < flīgere to strike]
phr. in conflict(with) (与…)不一致 a statement that is in conflict with other evidence 同其他证据不一致的陈述