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

• This could pitch the government into confrontation with the workforce.
  这有可能把政府推向与工人正面交锋的境地。
• This is the age of ideological confrontation.
  这是一个意识形态对抗的年代。
• Tell me about a time when you had a confrontation with a coworker or boss.
  告诉我你有没有和同事或者老板发生过冲突？
• The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation
  反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。
• 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。
• She finds the continual confrontation very wearing
  她发现持续的对峙让人精疲力竭。
• We need cooperation, not confrontation;
  我们需要合作，不需要对抗；
• 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。
• Movement in the form of routines and confrontation.
  运动形式有套路和对抗等。