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

• Some members feared Germany might raise its interest rates on Thursday. That could have set the scene for a confrontation with the US.
  一些成员国担心德国可能于星期四提高利率，那有可能导致其与美国发生冲突。
• 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。
• I see we are shifting gears from confrontation into transparency and cooperation.
  我看到，我们现在正由对抗转变到透明和协作。
• In a dispute or confrontation.
  处在争论或者对峙的状态中。
• They have experienced the process of short-term cooperation and long-term opposition, forming a split situation of armed confrontation.
  它们经历了短暂合作、长期互相反对的斗争过程，形成武力对杭的分裂局面，对巴勒斯坦建国事业产生了不利影响。
• He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
  去年夏天他避开了与联合国核查人员的对峙。
• 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 King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.
  为了结束与其臣民的冲突，国王作出了很大的让步。
• We need cooperation, not confrontation;
  我们需要合作，不需要对抗；
• They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation
  他们将请求他退出冲突。