factions

英 [ˈfækʃənz]

美 [ˈfækʃənz]

n.  (大团体中的)派系，派别，小集团; 派系斗争; 内讧; 纪实与虚构相结合的电影(或书等)
faction的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (大团体中的)派系，派别，小集团
  Afactionis an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas.
  1. A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
     该国各敌对派系领导人将签署和平协议。
• N-UNCOUNT 派系之争;内讧
  Factionis also used to describe argument and disagreement within a group of people.
  1. Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.
     派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。

双语例句

• Radical factions say the talks are getting nowhere and they want to withdraw
  激进派宣称谈判没有进展，他们打算退出。
• All the factions intrigued against each other, resorting to deception and fraud.
  各派勾心斗角，尔虞我诈。
• Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.
  官员们预计各个毒品团伙头目之间的对抗可能会引发一场全面的冲突。
• Leaders of some rival factions signed a peace agreement last week
  上周，一些敌对派系领导人签订了和平协议。
• How to control for conflict between factions.
  如何控制派系间的冲突。
• No one previously aligned with Syria, the PLO, or the Moslem Lebanese factions would be acceptable.
  过去曾和叙利亚、巴解组织或黎巴嫩穆斯林各派站在一起的人都不成。
• Both factions have broadly agreed that the UN plan is a possible basis for negotiation.
  双方大致同意联合国的计划可能成为谈判的基础。
• New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions
  旨在结束各竞争派别之间僵持局面的新提案已被提交。
• Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate
  一些人指责甘地试图安抚两派选民。
• The party split into petty factions.
  该党分裂成若干小派系。