an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other 碰撞（或相撞）事故 - collision between A and B
a collision between two trains 两列火车相撞事故 - collision with somebody/something
Stewart was injured in a collision with another player. 斯图尔特与另一选手相撞受了伤。 a head-on collision (= between two vehicles that are moving towards each other) （车辆的）迎头相撞 a mid-air collision (= between two aircraft while they are flying) （两架飞机的）空中相撞 - in collision with somebody/something
His car was in collision with a motorbike. 他的车和一辆摩托车撞上了。 Wind and ice were blamed for the collision involving up to 12 vehicles. 风和冰被认为是导致12辆车相撞的原因。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc1I had a collision with a bus. 我撞上了一辆公共汽车。 She was injured in a collision. 她因碰撞而受了伤。 The car was in collision with a lorry. . 那辆小汽车与一辆卡车相撞。 The collision occurred near the hospital. 撞车事故发生在医院附近。 a head-on collision between two cars 两辆汽车的迎头相撞
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- multiple
- head-on
- …
- be involved in
- have
- avoid
- …
- happen
- occur
- in a/the collision
- in collision with
- collision between
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- be on a collision course with something
- collision between A and B
- (formal)
a strong disagreement between two people or between ideas, opinions, etc. that are opposed to each other; the meeting of two things that are very different （两人之间或对立意见、看法等之间的）冲突，抵触 - collision between A and B
a collision between two opposing points of view 两种对立观点的冲突 - collision of A and B
In his work we see the collision of two different traditions. 在他的作品中我们看到两种不同传统的碰撞。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2The problem comes from a collision between two opposing points of view. 这个问题源于两种对立观点的冲突。 Australian food is an exciting collision of native, Asian and European cuisines. 澳大利亚食品是本土菜肴与亚洲和欧洲菜肴互相碰撞后得出的令人惊喜的融合。
- collision between A and B
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin collisio(n-), from Latin collidere ‘strike together’, from col- ‘together’ + laedere ‘to strike’.
Idioms
be on a collision course (with somebody/something)
to be in a situation that is almost certain to cause an argument 几乎发生冲突（或争端、纠纷） to be moving in a direction in which it is likely that you will crash into somebody/something 朝着可能会碰撞的方向移动；有可能相撞的趋势