altercation

英 [ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌɔːltərˈkeɪʃn]

n. 争论; 争辩; 争吵

BNC.22464 / COCA.19011

牛津词典

noun

N-COUNT 争论；争吵
Analtercationis a noisy argument or disagreement.
1. I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
  我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。

noun

In 2010, his first wife was arrested after an altercation with the woman who later became the second wife.
在2010年，第一任妻子还因为和一个女性发生口角而被捕，而这名女性就是之后的第二任妻子。
Besides, there had been no altercation; the assailant had come in so silently and suddenly, that she had been felled before she could look round.
此外，根本没有发生过争执，这个凶手是悄悄地进来的，而且是突然袭击，在我姐姐还没有来得及掉头望一下时，就把她击倒在地。
I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。
He gets into a public altercation with the guy.
他当众和这家伙发生争执。
He gets into a public altercation with the guy, so, he gets fired.
他和此人发生过公开的争吵，因此他被解雇了；
Since adopting the new standard, there is very great altercation on operating.
采用新标准以来，操作上有了很大的改变。
You didn't actually see the altercation begin.
你并没有看到争吵的开始。
Have an altercation with somebody recently?
最近有没有和人起过纠纷？
Why hadn't she hauled off at him like this in the old days of allegation and altercation?
为什么她也不拽开他，就像在过去的日子里与他辩解和争吵时那样；
The two drivers had a long altercation in the middle of the road.
两个驾驶员在马路当中吵了很久。