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 country has a history of strife and division among its ethnic groups.
  这个国家有不同种族之间冲突和分裂的历史。
• Historians have also pointed to links between particularly severe Ni ñ os and episodes of serious strife.
  历史学家已经指出了非常严重的厄尔尼诺和激烈冲突的发生之间的联系。
• 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。
• Strife between creditors and debtors is usually resolved by civil law.
  债权人和债务人之间的纷争一般是由民法来解决的。
• Marriage, with peace, is this world's paradise: with strife, this world's purgatory.
  和谐的婚姻，是尘世的乐园；不和谐的婚姻，则是人生的炼狱。
• 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。
• Strife was internecine during the next fortnight.
  在以后两个星期的冲突中我们两败俱伤。
• Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war.
  不受争斗、骚乱或战争干扰的。
• Today we had a forcible reminder of the continuing strife there.
  今天，我们遇到一件事，有力地提醒我们那儿争斗持续不断。