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feud

noun
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  1. an angry and bitter argument between two people or groups of people that continues over a long period of time长期不和；争吵不休；世仇；夙怨
    • feud between A and B a long-running feud between the two artists两个艺术家之间的夙怨
    • feud with somebody a feud with the neighbours与邻不睦
    • a family feud (= within a family or between two families)家族世仇
    • feud over somebody/something a feud over money为钱争吵不休
    see also blood feud
    Extra Examples
    • The incident started a family feud.这个事件引发了家族世仇。
    • They had a long-running feud over money.他们因钱的问题长期不和。
    • a long-standing family feud长期的血亲复仇
    • a time to settle old feuds解决旧怨的时机
    • his personal feud with the city authorities他个人与市政当局的恩怨
    • the feuds between rival companies相互竞争的公司之间的争端
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • long-running
    • long-standing
    • …
    verb + feud
    • have
    • start
    • settle
    • …
    preposition
    • feud between
    • feud over
    • feud with
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English fede ‘hostility, ill will’, from Old French feide, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vēde, of Germanic origin; related to foe.

feud

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they feud
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he / she / it feuds
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past simple feuded
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past participle feuded
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-ing form feuding
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  1. feud (with somebody) to have an angry and bitter argument with somebody over a long period of time长期争斗；争吵不休；世代结仇
    • He has been feuding with his brother for years.他已经和他兄弟发生了争执多年。
    • feuding families/gangs仇恨家庭/帮派
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word OriginMiddle English fede ‘hostility, ill will’, from Old French feide, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vēde, of Germanic origin; related to foe.