collision
/kəˈlɪʒən/noun
1
- an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another（猛烈）碰撞：
a mid air collision between two aircraft
两架飞机在空中的相撞
mass noun his car was in collision with a lorry.他的汽车撞上了一辆卡车。
1.1
- an instance of conflict between opposing ideas, interests, or factions（观念、利益或派系间的）冲突; 抵触：
a collision between two mutually inconsistent ideas
两种相互矛盾的观念之间的冲突
the LP is a collision of different styles.
这张慢转唱片里录制了风格各异的音乐。
2
- Computing an event of two or more records being assigned the same location in memory【计算机】（内存）冲突, 争用。
2.1
- an instance of simultaneous transmission by more than one node of a network多点传送。
短语
on (a) collision course
1
- going in a direction that will lead to a collision with another moving object or person向导致碰撞的方向运行。
1.1
- adopting an approach that is certain to lead to conflict with another person or group采取导致冲突的方法（或态度）的; 走强硬路线的; 处于必然会引起冲突的局面中的：
nurses are on a collision course with the government.
护士们对政府的态度很强硬。
派生词
collisional
adjective词源
late Middle English: from late Latin collisio（n-）, from Latin collidere 'strike together' （see COLLIDE）.