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单词 conflict
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conflictnoun [ C or U ]

uk/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/us/ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/

B2 an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles:

There was a lot of conflict between him and his father.
It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.
His outspoken views would frequently bring him into conflict with the president.

B2 fighting between two or more groups of people or countries:

We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.

More examples

  • Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks.
  • An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.
  • The conflict destabilized the whole region.
  • They had worked for peace during the long era of conflict.
  • The ambassador has offered to act as a go-between for the two countries involved in the conflict.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Arguments & disagreements

  • argument
  • belligerent
  • blow up
  • bust up
  • confrontation
  • contention
  • counter-argument
  • disharmony
  • dispute
  • dissonance
  • feud
  • fracas
  • Mexican standoff
  • quibble
  • rivalry
  • row 1
  • shindig
  • slanging match
  • trouble
  • tussle

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Fighting

Idiom(s)

a conflict of interest

conflictverb [ I ]

uk/kənˈflɪkt/us/kənˈflɪkt/

conflict verb [ I ] (BE OPPOSITE)

If beliefs, needs, or facts, etc. conflict, they are very different and cannot easily exist together or both be true:

The results of the new research would seem to conflict with existing theories.

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Being and appearing different

  • another
  • be a far cry from sth idiom
  • be another matter/thing idiom
  • be another/a different kettle of fish idiom
  • be far removed from sth idiom
  • buck
  • clash
  • contrast
  • depart
  • depart from sth
  • deviate
  • differ
  • differentiate
  • fish
  • flow
  • polymorphous
  • rebrand
  • rebranding
  • remove
  • set sth/sb apart

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conflict verb [ I ] (FIGHT)

to fight or disagree actively:

If the two sides conflict with each other again, it will be disastrous for party unity.

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Arguing & disagreeing

  • afoul
  • beg
  • bet
  • bicker
  • cat
  • conflicting
  • contestation
  • contrarian
  • exchange words idiom
  • gherao
  • have a bone to pick with sb idiom
  • lock
  • make a case for sth idiom
  • mano a mano
  • row 1
  • slang
  • slug
  • spar
  • split
  • wrangle

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