剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - confrontation collapse

confrontation
[UK]/ˌkɒn.frʌn'teɪ.ʃən/ [US]/ˌkɑ:n.frən-/
noun [C or U]
A
* a fight or argument
对抗；冲突；对峙；争论

1. She actually enjoys confrontation, whereas I prefer a quiet life.
她实际上喜欢对抗冲突，而我则更喜欢平静的生活。

2. There were violent confrontations between police and demonstrators.
员警和示威人士之间发生了激烈的冲突。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - confrontation collapse

confrontation ★★★☆☆
1.N-VAR 可变名词对抗;冲突;战斗;战役 A confrontation is a dispute, fight, or battle between two groups of people.

【搭配模式】：oft N with/between n

  • 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。

  • 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。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - confrontation collapse

confrontation
con·fron·ta·tion / 7kCnfrQn5teiFn; NAmE 7kB:nfrEn- / noun [U, C]
   ~ (with sb) | ~ (between A and B) a situation in which there is an angry disagreement between people or groups who have different opinions
   对抗；对峙；冲突:
   She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
   她想避免和父亲再次发生冲突。
   confrontation between employers and unions
   资方与工会之间的对峙

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - confrontation collapse

confrontation noun

• ADJECTIVE full-scale, major, serious Their demands could lead to a serious ~ with management. | direct, face-to-face, head-on, outright | open | final The final ~ on a train is classic thriller material. | bitter, bloody, heated, ugly, violent | armed, military, nuclear | climactic, dramatic Their climactic ~ brings the novel to a dramatic close. | political | physical, verbal He hoped that a physical ~ would not ensue.

• … OF CONFRONTATIONS series

• VERB + CONFRONTATION get into, have | lead to, provoke | bring sb into His actions brought him into direct ~ with the authorities. | risk He would be very foolish to risk a ~ with Robert. | force He probably will have little choice but to force a ~ sooner or later. | avoid

• CONFRONTATION + VERB arise, take place

• PREPOSITION ~ about, ~ over Lewis had a ~ about money with his stepfamily. | She had a series of heated ~s with her parents over homework. | ~ between a head-on ~ between the two governments | ~ with a ~ with the police

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - confrontation collapse

confrontation

noun

confrontation ♦︎ row ♦︎ showdown ♦︎ clashThese are all words for an unfriendly disagreement between two people or groups of people. 这些词均表示对抗、对峙、冲突。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a confrontation / row / showdown / clash with / between sb / sth◆a confrontation / row / showdown / clash over sb / sth◆a major confrontation / row / clash◆a bitter confrontation / row / clash◆to cause a confrontation / row◆to avoid a confrontation / row / showdown / clash◆to face a row / showdown■ confrontation [uncountable, countable] a situation in which there is an angry disagreement between people or groups who have different opinions 对抗；对峙；冲突◆Confrontation between employers and unions has resulted in strike action.资方与工会之间的对峙导致罢工行动。◆She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.她想避免和父亲再次发生冲突。■ row raʊ [countable] (especially BrE, informal, journalism 新闻) a serious disagreement about sth between people or groups of people 严重分歧；纠纷◆A row has broken out over education.在教育问题上已经出现严重分歧。ⓘ A row can also be a noisy argument between two people about a personal matter. * row亦可指两个人之间关于个人问题的激烈争吵。   see also row ⇨ argument 1 ■ showdown ˈʃəʊdaʊn; NAmE ˈʃoʊdaʊn [usually singular] an argument, fight or test that will settle a disagreement that has lasted for a long time 决出胜负的较量；终极对决◆Management are facing a showdown with union members today.今天资方准备和工会摊牌。◆Fans gathered outside the stadium for the final showdown (= the game that will decide the winner of the competition).球迷聚集在体育场外等着看最后的决赛。■ clash [countable] an argument between two people or groups of people who have different beliefs or ideas 争论；辩论；争执◆There has been a head-on clash between the two candidates over education policy.两位候选人一直在教育政策上针锋相对。   see also clash ⇨ conflict verb NOTE 辨析 Row or clash?Both of these words are used in journalism. A row is a situation that can continue over a long period of time. A clash is an event that happens when people with different opinions argue with each other, and is likely to be about sth like policy or principle. 这两个词均用于新闻媒体。row所指的纠纷可以持续很长一段时间。clash表示持不同意见的人相互争论的情况，所争论的主题多是有关政策或原则等。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - confrontation collapse

confrontation

noun
a peaceful protest turned into a violent confrontation with police
CONFLICT , clash, brush, fight, battle, contest, encounter, head-to-head, face-off, engagement, tangle, skirmish, collision, meeting, duel, incident, high noon; hostilities, fighting, warring; informal set-to, run-in, dust-up, shindig, shindy, showdown; archaic rencounter.

词源记忆 - confrontation collapse

confrontation

confrontation：对抗，对峙，冲突

词根词缀： con-共同,一起 + front面对 + -ation