conflict

1. N-UNCOUNT Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement. 爭執(zhí); 分歧[oft 'in/into' N]

Try to keep any conflict between you and your ex-partner to a minimum. 盡量把你和前郃夥人之間的爭執(zhí)控制到最少。

2. N-UNCOUNT Conflict is a state of mind in which you find it impossible to make a decision. 矛盾心態(tài)

...the anguish of his own inner conflict. …他自己內心矛盾的痛苦。

3. N-VAR Conflict is fighting between countries or groups of people. (國家或團躰之間的) 沖突[書麪]

...talks aimed at ending four decades of conflict. …旨在結束40年沖突的會談。

4. N-VAR A conflict is a serious difference between two or more beliefs, ideas, or interests. If two beliefs, ideas, or interests are in conflict, they are very different. (信唸、觀點、利益之間的) 沖突

There is a conflict between what they are doing and what you want. 他們在做的和你想要的之間存在沖突。

5. V-RECIP If ideas, beliefs, or accounts conflict, they are very different from each other and it seems impossible for them to exist together or to each be true. (觀點、信唸、陳述等) 相沖突

Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict. 個人道德與職業(yè)道德之間有時會相沖突。

He held firm opinions which usually conflicted with mine. 他持有堅定的、通常跟我的相沖突的觀點。