strife

英 [straɪf]

美 [straɪf]

n.  冲突; 争斗; 倾轧; 麻烦; 纠纷; 困难

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Collins.1 / BNC.11438 / COCA.10875

牛津词典

noun

• 冲突；争斗；倾轧
  angry or violent disagreement between two people or groups of people
  1. civil strife
     内乱
  2. The country was torn apart by strife.
     这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。
• 麻烦；纠纷；困难
  trouble or difficulty of any kind

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 严重不和;冲突;争斗
  Strifeis strong disagreement or fighting.
  1. Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages...
     金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
  2. The boardroom strife at the company is far from over...
     公司董事会的明争暗斗还远没有结束。
  3. It remains a highly unstable and strife-torn country.
     这仍是一个动荡不安、冲突不断的国家。

英英释义

noun

• bitter conflict
• lack of agreement or harmony
  Synonym:discord

双语例句

• The strife in Libya is a good reason for investors to go "risk-off".
  利比亚发生的冲突，为投资者“抛售风险资产”提供了一个不错的理由。
• And at the extreme, demands for local autonomy can lead to ethnic strife and civil war.
  在极端的情况下，要求地方自治还会引发民族冲突和内战。
• All people are smiling, forget all the worries, strife, suffering and trouble.
  人们个个都满面春风，忘却了一切的忧虑、争斗、痛苦和烦恼。
• References to food or ethnic strife, for example, may indicate the onset of famine or civil unrest.
  比如，若社交媒体提及粮食或种族冲突，那可能预示爆发了饥荒或者国内骚乱。
• The boardroom strife at the company is far from over
  公司董事会的明争暗斗还远没有结束。
• Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable
  该省因受种族冲突困扰而失控。
• Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war.
  不受争斗、骚乱或战争干扰的。
• If China were to follow Japan, the next stage would be labour strife and inflation.
  如果中国将重演日本的历史，那么下一阶段将出现劳资冲突和通胀。
• All of Papa's violence went into the drama of his life, into family strife, and sentiment.
  爸爸的全部激情猛劲，早就在那戏剧性的一生中、在家庭的纠纷和感情中消磨殆尽了。
• After centuries of strife, the people of Europe have formed a union of promise and prosperity.
  经过几个世纪的纷争，欧洲人民建立起了一个充满希望和繁荣的联盟。