strife

英 [straɪf]

美 [straɪf]

n.  冲突; 争斗; 倾轧; 麻烦; 纠纷; 困难

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Collins.1 / BNC.11438 / COCA.10875

牛津词典

noun

• 冲突；争斗；倾轧
  angry or violent disagreement between two people or groups of people
  1. civil strife
     内乱
  2. The country was torn apart by strife.
     这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。
• 麻烦；纠纷；困难
  trouble or difficulty of any kind

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 严重不和;冲突;争斗
  Strifeis strong disagreement or fighting.
  1. Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages...
     金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
  2. The boardroom strife at the company is far from over...
     公司董事会的明争暗斗还远没有结束。
  3. It remains a highly unstable and strife-torn country.
     这仍是一个动荡不安、冲突不断的国家。

英英释义

noun

• bitter conflict
• lack of agreement or harmony
  Synonym:discord

双语例句

• Of the strife and fusion of systems at this time the works of Cicero are the best example.
  的冲突和融合的系统在这个时候西塞罗的作品就是最好的例子。
• And at the extreme, demands for local autonomy can lead to ethnic strife and civil war.
  在极端的情况下，要求地方自治还会引发民族冲突和内战。
• This is a formula for economic strife, whether called "currency wars," protectionism or economic nationalism.
  这是经济冲突中的公式，不管是叫“货币战争”也好，贸易保护主义也好，经济国家主义也罢。
• The whole episode has drawn attention again to internecine strife in the ruling party.
  整个事件再次引起人们对执政党内部纷争的关注。
• For spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
  毁灭和强暴在我面前。又起了争端和相斗的事。
• Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable
  该省因受种族冲突困扰而失控。
• Historians have also pointed to links between particularly severe Ni ñ os and episodes of serious strife.
  历史学家已经指出了非常严重的厄尔尼诺和激烈冲突的发生之间的联系。
• What's the use of this endless strife? He wondered.
  他想，这样不断地跟长辈冲突有什么好处呢？
• The country has a history of strife and division among its ethnic groups.
  这个国家有不同种族之间冲突和分裂的历史。
• After centuries of strife, the people of Europe have formed a union of promise and prosperity.
  经过几个世纪的纷争，欧洲人民建立起了一个充满希望和繁荣的联盟。