altercation

英 [ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌɔːltərˈkeɪʃn]

n. 争论; 争辩; 争吵

BNC.22464 / COCA.19011

牛津词典

noun

N-COUNT 争论；争吵
Analtercationis a noisy argument or disagreement.
1. I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
  我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。

noun

The two drivers had a long altercation in the middle of the road.
两个驾驶员在马路当中吵了很久。
Have an altercation with somebody recently?
最近有没有和人起过纠纷？
Think there was an altercation?
你认为发生过争吵？
Does Alfred and the Joker get into an altercation?
阿尔弗雷德和小丑之间会有冲突吗？
I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。
The two chambermaids being again left alone, began a second bout at altercation.
房里只剩下两个女仆，她们又开始了第二个回合的争吵。
Why hadn't she hauled off at him like this in the old days of allegation and altercation?
为什么她也不拽开他，就像在过去的日子里与他辩解和争吵时那样；
Who were you on the phone with just before your altercation?
打架之前你在和谁通话？
In 2010, his first wife was arrested after an altercation with the woman who later became the second wife.
在2010年，第一任妻子还因为和一个女性发生口角而被捕，而这名女性就是之后的第二任妻子。
One of the agents got into an "altercation" after a night on the town and was beaten, the television news organization said, citing police reports.
ABC援引警方提供的消息说，他们抵达布宜诺斯艾利斯的第二天晚上，一位特工与别人发生了“口角”，而且还遭到了殴打。