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单词 strife
释义 strife
\ˈstrīf\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English strif, from Old French estrif, probably from estriver to fight — more at strive
1.
 a. : the state or condition of distrust or enmity : often bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension
  < the grace of universal peace and the folly of human strife — M.R.Cohen >
  < a law that … comes nearest to eliminating labor strife — A.G.Larke >
 b. : an act of contention : fight, quarrel, struggle
  < some twenty of them fought in this black strife — Shakespeare >
  < was nominated for governor as a result of the factional strife within the … party — H.C.Hockett >
2. : exertion or contention for superiority : a contest usually for a desired goal or result
 < a strange strife of wishes, for and against — Thomas Hardy >
3. archaic : the act of striving : earnest endeavor
 < we will pay with strife to please you — Shakespeare >
Synonyms: see discord
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