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

• Peacemakers tend to avoid conflict or confrontation.
  怕面对与别人的冲突和纷争。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• You should not have risked the confrontation with the government.
  你们本不该冒险对抗政府的。
• 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。
• This is the age of ideological confrontation.
  这是一个意识形态对抗的年代。
• 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。
• We want to get away from the politics of outdated dogmatism and class confrontation.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。
• He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
  去年夏天他避开了与联合国核查人员的对峙。