confrontation

英 [ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃn]

n.  对抗; 对峙; 冲突

复数：confrontations　

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牛津词典

noun

• 对抗；对峙；冲突
  a situation in which there is an angry disagreement between people or groups who have different opinions
  1. She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
     她想避免和父亲再次发生冲突。
  2. confrontation between employers and unions
     资方与工会之间的对峙

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 对抗;冲突;战斗;战役
  Aconfrontationis a dispute, fight, or battle between two groups of people.
  1. The issue has caused great tension between the two countries and could lead to a military confrontation...
     这个问题使得两国关系非常紧张，可能会导致军事对抗。
  2. The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments.
     该委员会的力量仍然十分薄弱，所以将继续避免与各国政府发生冲突。

英英释义

noun

• a focussed comparison
• the act of hostile groups opposing each other
  1. the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
  2. the invaders encountered stiff opposition
  Synonym:opposition
• a hostile disagreement face-to-face
  Synonym:encountershowdownface-off
• discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
• a bold challenge

双语例句

• The confrontation turned ugly.
  对抗局面进一步激化。
• Some members feared Germany might raise its interest rates on Thursday. That could have set the scene for a confrontation with the US.
  一些成员国担心德国可能于星期四提高利率，那有可能导致其与美国发生冲突。
• We want to get away from the politics of outdated dogmatism and class confrontation.
  我们想摒弃过时的教条主义和阶级对抗的政治观点。
• Today the city government has taken measures to prevent a repetition of last year's confrontation
  今天市政府已经采取措施，防止去年的冲突重演。
• The power of humor to dissolve a hostile confrontation often lies in its unspoken promise.
  幽默能够缓解敌对冲突，其力量在于它那不言而喻的许诺。
• Tell me about a time when you had a confrontation with a coworker or boss.
  告诉我你有没有和同事或者老板发生过冲突？
• She finds the continual confrontation very wearing
  她发现持续的对峙让人精疲力竭。
• I see we are shifting gears from confrontation into transparency and cooperation.
  我看到，我们现在正由对抗转变到透明和协作。
• At this session we have had confrontation, thus attaining clarity and thoroughness in our thinking.
  在这一次会议上，我们就在思想上交锋了，有明确性了，有彻底性了。
• They have experienced the process of short-term cooperation and long-term opposition, forming a split situation of armed confrontation.
  它们经历了短暂合作、长期互相反对的斗争过程，形成武力对杭的分裂局面，对巴勒斯坦建国事业产生了不利影响。