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单词 confrontation
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confrontation

noun
 
/ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a situation in which there is anger between people or groups who disagree because they have different opinions
    • confrontation (with somebody) She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
    • confrontation between A and B Confrontation between employers and unions has resulted in strike action.
    Extra Examples
    • He probably will have little choice but to force a confrontation sooner or later.
    • He would be very foolish to risk a confrontation with Robert.
    • His actions brought him into direct confrontation with the authorities.
    • Lewis had a confrontation about money with his stepfamily.
    • She had a series of heated confrontations with her parents over homework.
    • The final confrontation on a train is classic thriller material.
    • Their climactic confrontation brings the novel to a dramatic close.
    • Their demands could lead to a serious confrontation with management.
    • a confrontation with the police
    • a head-on confrontation between the two governments
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full-scale
    • major
    • serious
    … of confrontations
    • series
    verb + confrontation
    • get into
    • have
    • lead to
    confrontation + verb
    • arise
    • take place
    preposition
    • confrontation about
    • confrontation over
    • confrontation between
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