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strife

noun
🔊/straɪf/
🔊/straɪf/
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  1. [uncountable] (formal or literary) anger or violence between two people or groups of people who disagree 冲突；争斗；倾轧synonym conflict
    • civil strife内乱
    • The country was torn apart by strife.这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。🔊🔊
    • internecine strife among the nationalities of the empire帝国中各民族间的纷争
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2, Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • internal
    • ethnic
    • factional
    • …
    verb + strife
    • cause
    • create
    • foment
    • …
    preposition
    • during the strife
    • in the strife
    • strife among
    • …
    phrases
    • a time of strife
    • years of strife
    See full entry
  2. (Australian English, New Zealand English) trouble or difficulty of any kind麻烦；纠纷；困难Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • internal
    • ethnic
    • factional
    • …
    verb + strife
    • cause
    • create
    • foment
    • …
    preposition
    • during the strife
    • in the strife
    • strife among
    • …
    phrases
    • a time of strife
    • years of strife
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estrif (related to Old French estriver ‘strive’).