conflict CET4 TEM4 ( conflicting, conflicted, conflicts )

名词读作ˈkɒnflɪkt。动词读作kənˈflɪkt。

• 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. 争执; 分歧 [oft 'in/into' N]

  例：

  Try to keep any conflict between you and your ex-partner to a minimum.

  尽量把你和前合伙人之间的争执控制到最少。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Conflict is a state of mind in which you find it impossible to make a decision. 矛盾心态

  例：

  ...the anguish of his own inner conflict.

  …他自己内心矛盾的痛苦。

• 3. 

  N-VAR Conflict is fighting between countries or groups of people. (国家或团体之间的) 冲突 [书面]

  例：

  ...talks aimed at ending four decades of conflict.

  …旨在结束40年冲突的会谈。

• 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. (信念、观点、利益之间的) 冲突

  例：

  There is a conflict between what they are doing and what you want.

  他们在做的和你想要的之间存在冲突。

• 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. (观点、信念、陈述等) 相冲突

  例：

  Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.

  个人道德与职业道德之间有时会相冲突。

  例：

  He held firm opinions which usually conflicted with mine.

  他持有坚定的、通常跟我的相冲突的观点。