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a situation in which people, groups or countries disagree strongly or are involved in a serious argument 冲突；争执；争论 The violence was the result of political and ethnic conflicts. 那次暴动是政治与种族冲突的结果。 - conflict between A and B (over something)
a conflict between two cultures 两种文化的冲突 His task will be to resolve potential conflicts between the British and Scottish goverments. 他的任务将是解决英国和苏格兰政府之间的潜在冲突。 - conflict with somebody
The prime minister wants to avoid conflict with the unions. 首相希望避免与工会发生冲突。 - conflict over something
The government has done nothing to resolve the conflict over nurses' pay. 政府未采取任何措施来解决护士工资问题引发的冲突。 - in conflict with somebody (over something)
She found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career. 她发现自己在将来择业的问题上与父母存在着分歧。 John often comes into conflict with his boss. 约翰经常和他的老板发生争执。 - conflict within something
The terms of the will became a source of conflict within the family. 遗嘱的条款成了家庭内部冲突的根源。 She has received training in conflict resolution. 她接受了解决冲突的培训。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2His work brought him into conflict with more conventional scientists. 他的工作导致他与较传统的科学家出现摩擦。 The conflict arose from different ambitions within the team. 摩擦源自团队成员追求的目标不同。 The decision led to a bitter conflict between the management and unions. 这一决定引起了资方和工会的严重冲突。 There is more to a successful relationship than simply managing conflict. 成功的关系不仅仅是能够设法处理冲突。 They found themselves in conflict over the future of the company. 他们在公司的未来发展问题上起了争执。 They hid their feelings to avoid conflict. 他们掩饰自己的感情以免发生冲突。 a conflict over ownership of the land 就土地所有权问题产生的争执 conflicts between different ethnic groups 不同族群间的冲突 in conflict with management 与资方发生冲突 serious conflicts within the ruling party 执政党内部的严重冲突 the key to successful conflict management 成功解决冲突的关键
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
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- bring somebody/something into
- cause
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- arise (from something)
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- in a/the conflict
- in conflict
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- an area of conflict
- a source of conflict
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a violent situation or period of fighting between two countries （军事）冲突；战斗 armed/military conflict 武装／军事冲突 The country has experienced internal conflict over the last decade. 该国在过去十年里经历了内部冲突。 Hopes of ending the conflict in the region are fading. 结束该地区冲突的希望正在消失。 international efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict 寻求和平解决冲突的国际努力 - conflict with somebody
This isolated state faces the risk of another violent conflict with its neighbour. 这个孤立的国家面临着与邻国再次发生暴力冲突的风险。 - conflict over something
They are engaged in a bloody conflict over the disputed territory. 他们在有争议的领土上陷入了血腥冲突。 - conflict between A and B (over something)
A conflict between the two countries could easily spread across the whole region. 两国之间的冲突很容易蔓延到整个地区。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2, Politicsb2Thousands have been arrested in violent ethnic conflicts in the region. 数以千计的人在这一地区的种族暴力冲突中被逮捕。 to end the conflict with France 结束同法国的冲突 Conflict between the two groups has left more than 8 000 dead. 两派间的冲突已导致超过8 000人死亡。 Peace talks have failed to end the 6-year-old conflict. 和平谈判未能终止六年的军事冲突。 The UN are hoping to resolve the conflict quickly. 联合国希望迅速解决这起冲突。 Our ability to mobilize large numbers of trained men in time of emergency could forestall future conflict. 我们在紧急情况下调动大量训练有素人员的能力能够预防未来的冲突。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- bitter
- …
- bring somebody/something into
- cause
- come into
- …
- arise (from something)
- occur
- erupt
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- during a/the conflict
- in a/the conflict
- in conflict
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- an area of conflict
- a source of conflict
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a situation in which there are ideas, opinions, feelings or wishes that are opposed to each other; a situation in which it is difficult to choose 抵触；矛盾；不一致 Her diary was a record of her inner conflict. 她的日记记录了她内心的矛盾。 - conflict between A and B
The story tells of a classic conflict between love and duty. 这故事讲的是典型的爱情与责任之间的矛盾。 - in conflict with something
Many of these ideas appear to be in conflict with each other. 这些观念中有许多看上去似乎相互矛盾。 - conflict of something
He faced a conflict of loyalties. 他面临着忠诚的冲突。 a serious conflict of opinion 观点上的严重分歧
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2in direct conflict with his wishes 与他的愿望截然相反 the conflict between science and religion 科学和宗教之间的矛盾 the inherent conflict between what farmers and environmentalists want 农民的需求与环保者愿望之间固有的矛盾 the inherent conflict between the demands of farmers and wishes of environmentalists 农民的需求和环保者愿望之间的固有分歧
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fundamental
- irreconcilable
- serious
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- situation
- management
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- in conflict with
- conflict between
- conflict of
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- a conflict of interest
- a conflict of interests
- a conflict of loyalties
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin conflict- ‘struck together, fought’, from the verb confligere, from con- ‘together’ + fligere ‘to strike’; the noun is via Latin conflictus ‘a contest’.
Idioms
conflict of interest(s)
a situation in which somebody has two jobs, aims, roles, etc. and cannot treat both of them equally and fairly at the same time 利益（或利害）冲突 There was a conflict of interest between his business dealings and his political activities. 他的商务交往与政治活动之间出现利益冲突。 One member of the planning committee had a conflict of interest as he lived near the proposed road. 规划委员会的一位成员就住在计划建设的公路旁，因此有利益上的冲突。 There is often a conflict of interests between farmers and conservationists. 农民和环保主义者之间经常存在利益冲突。