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the action of one object or surface moving against another 摩擦 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + friction- cause
- generate
- produce
- …
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physics 物理 the resistance (= the force that stops something moving) of one surface to another surface or substance moving over or through it 摩擦力 The force of friction slows the spacecraft down as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere. 航天飛船重返地球大氣層時因有摩擦力而減慢速度。 Rubbing the stones together produces friction. 石頭相互摩擦會産生摩擦力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + friction- cause
- generate
- produce
- …
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a lack of friendship or agreement among people who have different opinions about something 爭執；分歧；不和 conflicts and frictions that have still to be resolved 仍有待解決的沖突和摩擦 - friction between A and B
friction between neighbours 鄰裏矛盾
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2His decision led to considerable friction in his family. 他的決定在家中引起相當大的爭執。 I'm exhausted from the constant friction between my boss and my colleagues. 老板和同事之間不斷的摩擦搞得我筋疲力盡。 friction between the two ethnic groups 兩個族群之間的摩擦
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- increasing
- constant
- …
- cause
- create
- generate
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- friction between
- friction with
- a cause of friction
- a source of friction
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting ‘chafing’ or ‘rubbing of the body or limbs’, formerly much used in medical treatment): via French from Latin frictio(n-), from fricare ‘to rub’.