- [uncountable] (formal or literary)
anger or violence between two people or groups of people who disagree synonym conflict冲突;争斗;倾轧 civil strife 内乱 The country was torn apart by strife. 这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。 internecine strife among the nationalities of the empire 帝国中各民族间的纷争
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- ethnic
- factional
- …
- cause
- create
- foment
- …
- during the strife
- in the strife
- strife among
- …
- a time of strife
- years of strife
- (Australian English, New Zealand English)
trouble or difficulty of any kind Topics Difficulty and failurec2麻烦;纠纷;困难 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- ethnic
- factional
- …
- cause
- create
- foment
- …
- during the strife
- in the strife
- strife among
- …
- a time of strife
- years of strife
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estrif (related to Old French estriver ‘strive’).