an angry and bitter argument between two people or groups of people that continues over a long period of time 长期不和;争吵不休;世仇;夙怨 - feud between A and B
a long-running feud between the two artists 两个艺术家之间的夙怨 - feud with somebody
a feud with the neighbours 与邻不睦 a family feud (= within a family or between two families) 家族世仇 - feud over somebody/something
a feud over money 为钱争吵不休
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2The incident started a family feud. 这个事件引发了家族世仇。 They had a long-running feud over money. 他们因钱的问题长期不和。 a long-standing family feud 长期的血亲复仇 a time to settle old feuds 解决旧怨的时机 his personal feud with the city authorities 他个人与市政当局的恩怨 the feuds between rival companies 相互竞争的公司之间的争端
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
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Word OriginMiddle English fede ‘hostility, ill will’, from Old French feide, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vēde, of Germanic origin; related to foe.- feud between A and B