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。
• 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。
• They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation
  他们将请求他退出冲突。
• She finds the continual confrontation very wearing
  她发现持续的对峙让人精疲力竭。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The confrontation turned ugly.
  对抗局面进一步激化。
• You should not have risked the confrontation with the government.
  你们本不该冒险对抗政府的。
• We should strengthen the exchange and dialogue between different civilizations, and prevent civilization confrontation or conflict.
  我们要加强不同文明之间的交流与对话，防止文明对抗或冲突的发生。