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单词 clash
释义 clash
I. \ˈklash, -aa(ə)sh, -aish\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to make a jarring resounding metallic noise by or as if by striking or ringing
  < the bells of St. Paul's clashed out — Rose Macaulay >
  < gears clashed loudly as the truck moved on >
 b. : to meet and hit together violently usually with a metallic noise
  < the swords clashed together >
  < the empty oil drums clashed as the truck sped along >
2. : to meet in opposition, controversy, or variance : conflict:
 a. : to fight or engage in conflict especially in sharp skirmish or rough brawl — often used with with
  < the settlers often clashed with the Indians >
 b. : to compete sharply : be completely and sharply in disagreement, incompatibility, discord, or inconsistency
  < American and British interests clashed in the fur-producing areas >
  < colors that clash badly >
  < political expediency and the law of morality frequently clash — V.L.Parrington >
3. chiefly Scotland : gossip
transitive verb
1. : to strike together : hit, thrust, dash, or hurl against sharply and forcefully typically with a loud ringing noise
 < dark and passionate shapes … clash their weapons — Norman Douglas >
 < when two males [wildebeest] are engaged in single combat, they rush together, clashing their horns — James Stevenson-Hamilton >
2. now dialect Britain : dash, slam
Synonyms: see bump
II. noun
(-es)
1. : a loud harsh especially metallic jangling sound or series of sounds produced especially by striking or grinding together : a noisy collision
 < the clash of swords >
 < a clash of cymbals >
 < the clash of gears >
2.
 a. : a meeting in conflict or opposition : a sharp affray : brawl, skirmish
  < the clashes of minutemen and British at Lexington and Concord >
 b. : a situation sharply marked by disagreement, incompatibility, discord, rivalry, or opposition : a sharp usually jarring or unpleasant contrast
  < the tragedy of politics is not the clash of right and wrong but the clash of one right with another — H.J.Laski >
  < buildings marked by a clash of architectural styles >
3. dialect Britain : a quantity or mass especially of mud or water
4. dialect : news, gossip, scandal — often used in plural
Synonyms: see impact
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