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

• Concerns continued to mount, meanwhile, that the military confrontation between Russia and Ukraine could escalate beyond Crimea.
  与此同时，人们越来越担忧，俄罗斯和乌克兰之间的军事冲突可能升级到克里米亚以外的地方。
• In a dispute or confrontation.
  处在争论或者对峙的状态中。
• We want to get away from the politics of outdated dogmatism and class confrontation.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。
• Camus defined absurdity as a confrontation and division between the rational and irrational, and between eternity and finity.
  加缪把荒诞定义为一种理性与非理性、永恒与有限之间的对立和断裂。
• Direct confrontation was not his way.
  正面冲突不是他的风格。
• 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。
• The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
  政府不管情愿不情愿，也被拖进了这场冲突。
• The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation
  反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。
• She finds the continual confrontation very wearing
  她发现持续的对峙让人精疲力竭。
• They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation
  他们将请求他退出冲突。