/ˈkɒnflɪkt/1
- a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one(尤指持久的)意见不一; 争论:
the eternal conflict between the sexes
两性间的永恒冲突
mass noun doctors often come into conflict with politicians.医生常和政治家发生争执。
1.1
- a prolonged armed struggle(长期的)武装斗争, 战争; 武装冲突:
regional conflicts.
地区性武装冲突。
1.2
- mass noun a state of mind in which a person experiences a clash of opposing wishes or needs(相反愿望或需要的)冲突, 矛盾:
bewildered by her own inner conflict, she could only stand there feeling vulnerable.
她为自己内心的冲突所困惑, 只能站在那里, 感到脆弱无助。
1.3
- a serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests(两种或两种以上意见、原则或利益的)冲突, 抵触:
there was a conflict between his business and domestic life.
他的生意和家庭生活之间起了冲突。
/kənˈflɪkt/
no obj.
1- be incompatible or at variance; clash相左; 冲突, 抵触:
parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict
有时父母和孩子的兴趣互相抵触
the date for the match conflicted with a religious festival
比赛日期与一个宗教节日冲突
as adj. conflicting there are conflicting accounts of what occurred.关于发生的事情说法不一。
1.1
- as adj. conflicted N. Amer. having or showing confused and mutually inconsistent feelings〈北美〉(感觉)相互矛盾的, 困惑的:
he remains a little conflicted about Marlene.
他对玛琳的感觉仍然有点矛盾。
派生词
conflictual
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin conflict- 'struck together, fought', from the verb confligere, from con- 'together'+fligere 'to strike'; the noun is via Latin conflictus 'a contest'.