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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对抗；对峙；冲突
    • confrontation (with somebody) She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.她想避免和父亲再次发生冲突。🔊🔊
    • confrontation between A and B Confrontation between employers and unions has resulted in strike action.资方与工会之间的对峙导致罢工行动。
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    • He probably will have little choice but to force a confrontation sooner or later.他很可能不会有多少选择的余地，迟早都得被迫走上对抗之路。
    • He would be very foolish to risk a confrontation with Robert.他要是冒着与罗伯特对抗的危险，那可就太傻了。
    • His actions brought him into direct confrontation with the authorities.他的行动造成了他与当局的直接对立。
    • Lewis had a confrontation about money with his stepfamily.刘易斯和他的继父在金钱问题上发生了冲突。
    • She had a series of heated confrontations with her parents over homework.在家庭作业问题上，她和父母发生了一连串激烈的冲突。
    • The final confrontation on a train is classic thriller material.火车上的最后对峙是惊险小说的经典素材。
    • Their climactic confrontation brings the novel to a dramatic close.他们之间的冲突达到了顶点，小说以此戏剧化地收尾。
    • Their demands could lead to a serious confrontation with management.他们的要求可能引发与资方的严重对抗。
    • a confrontation with the police与警方的冲突
    • a head-on confrontation between the two governments两国政府间的正面冲突
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    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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