factions

英 [ˈfækʃənz]

美 [ˈfækʃənz]

n.  (大团体中的)派系，派别，小集团; 派系斗争; 内讧; 纪实与虚构相结合的电影(或书等)
faction的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (大团体中的)派系，派别，小集团
  Afactionis an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas.
  1. A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
     该国各敌对派系领导人将签署和平协议。
• N-UNCOUNT 派系之争;内讧
  Factionis also used to describe argument and disagreement within a group of people.
  1. Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.
     派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。

双语例句

• There are three factions in total; players must decide which faction to join.
  游戏中一共有三个派系，玩家必须决定加入某一个派系。
• No one previously aligned with Syria, the PLO, or the Moslem Lebanese factions would be acceptable.
  过去曾和叙利亚、巴解组织或黎巴嫩穆斯林各派站在一起的人都不成。
• After three days of alarming violence between the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas says it's gaining ground.
  巴勒斯坦两大主要派别经过三天令人担忧的暴力斗争后，哈马斯称他们已有了获胜的希望。
• The warring factions have not yet turned in all their heavy weapons.
  敌对双方尚未将其重型武器悉数上缴。
• Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.
  官员们预计各个毒品团伙头目之间的对抗可能会引发一场全面的冲突。
• Radical, militant factions want to continue using the hostages as a lever to gain concessions from the west.
  激进的好战派想要继续利用人质作筹码来换取西方的让步。
• Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate
  一些人指责甘地试图安抚两派选民。
• In the provinces thousands were killed or injured in clashes between rival Red Guard factions.
  在各个省，数千人在二派红卫兵的对抗冲突中被至死至伤。
• A fierce conflict erupted between the two factions.
  两派爆发了激烈的冲突。
• All factions can build walls and defensive towers.
  所有的阵营都可以建造墙和防御塔。