strife

英 [straɪf]

美 [straɪf]

n.  冲突; 争斗; 倾轧; 麻烦; 纠纷; 困难

CET6考研TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11438 / COCA.10875

牛津词典

noun

• 冲突；争斗；倾轧
  angry or violent disagreement between two people or groups of people
  1. civil strife
     内乱
  2. The country was torn apart by strife.
     这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。
• 麻烦；纠纷；困难
  trouble or difficulty of any kind

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 严重不和;冲突;争斗
  Strifeis strong disagreement or fighting.
  1. Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages...
     金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
  2. The boardroom strife at the company is far from over...
     公司董事会的明争暗斗还远没有结束。
  3. It remains a highly unstable and strife-torn country.
     这仍是一个动荡不安、冲突不断的国家。

英英释义

noun

• bitter conflict
• lack of agreement or harmony
  Synonym:discord

双语例句

• Strife was internecine during the next fortnight.
  在以后两个星期的冲突中我们两败俱伤。
• The boardroom strife at the company is far from over
  公司董事会的明争暗斗还远没有结束。
• He used the opportunity to exaggerate the strife between the two organizations.
  他利用这个机会大肆渲染这两个机构间的冲突。
• Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable
  该省因受种族冲突困扰而失控。
• The country has a history of strife and division among its ethnic groups.
  这个国家有不同种族之间冲突和分裂的历史。
• Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war.
  不受争斗、骚乱或战争干扰的。
• All of Papa's violence went into the drama of his life, into family strife, and sentiment.
  爸爸的全部激情猛劲，早就在那戏剧性的一生中、在家庭的纠纷和感情中消磨殆尽了。
• Inspire us to seek our brothers amid the strife.
  激发我们在冲突中寻找我们的兄弟。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages
  金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
• We would have avoided all this suffering simply by shrinking from strife.
  要是我们在冲突面前畏缩不前，我们可以避免这些痛苦；