strife

英 [straɪf] 美 [straɪf]

n.  冲突; 争斗; 倾轧; 麻烦; 纠纷; 困难

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Collins.1 / BNC.11438 / COCA.10875



牛津词典

noun

  1. 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。
  2. 麻烦;纠纷;困难
    trouble or difficulty of any kind

    柯林斯词典

    1. N-UNCOUNT 严重不和;冲突;争斗
      Strife is 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。

    双语例句

    1. The whole episode has drawn attention again to internecine strife in the ruling party.
      整个事件再次引起人们对执政党内部纷争的关注。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
    4. Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable
      该省因受种族冲突困扰而失控。
    5. For spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
      毁灭和强暴在我面前。又起了争端和相斗的事。
    6. Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world.
      痛苦和斗争之火在世界熊熊蔓延。
    7. It was more than ever a living strife between him and Mary.
      他和玛丽之间的竞争比以前更加激烈了。
    8. Historians have also pointed to links between particularly severe Ni ñ os and episodes of serious strife.
      历史学家已经指出了非常严重的厄尔尼诺和激烈冲突的发生之间的联系。
    9. Of the strife and fusion of systems at this time the works of Cicero are the best example.
      的冲突和融合的系统在这个时候西塞罗的作品就是最好的例子。
    10. Inspire us to seek our brothers amid the strife.
      激发我们在冲突中寻找我们的兄弟。
    11. This is a formula for economic strife, whether called "currency wars," protectionism or economic nationalism.
      这是经济冲突中的公式,不管是叫“货币战争”也好,贸易保护主义也好,经济国家主义也罢。
    12. After centuries of strife, the people of Europe have formed a union of promise and prosperity.
      经过几个世纪的纷争,欧洲人民建立起了一个充满希望和繁荣的联盟。
    13. 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。
    14. All people are smiling, forget all the worries, strife, suffering and trouble.
      人们个个都满面春风,忘却了一切的忧虑、争斗、痛苦和烦恼。
    15. Still others are obsessed by factionalism after having gone through several years of such strife.
      有的是打了几年派仗,被派性迷住了心窍。
    16. Marriage, with peace, is this world's paradise: with strife, this world's purgatory.
      和谐的婚姻,是尘世的乐园;不和谐的婚姻,则是人生的炼狱。
    17. 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;
    18. Succession was a problem for the Yuan Dynasty, later causing much strife and internal struggle.
      继承是一个问题的元代,后来造成许多冲突和内部斗争。
    19. If China were to follow Japan, the next stage would be labour strife and inflation.
      如果中国将重演日本的历史,那么下一阶段将出现劳资冲突和通胀。
    20. Today we had a forcible reminder of the continuing strife there.
      今天,我们遇到一件事,有力地提醒我们那儿争斗持续不断。
    21. Strife was internecine during the next fortnight.
      在以后两个星期的冲突中我们两败俱伤。
    22. References to food or ethnic strife, for example, may indicate the onset of famine or civil unrest.
      比如,若社交媒体提及粮食或种族冲突,那可能预示爆发了饥荒或者国内骚乱。
    23. 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。
    24. Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war.
      不受争斗、骚乱或战争干扰的。
    25. And at the extreme, demands for local autonomy can lead to ethnic strife and civil war.
      在极端的情况下,要求地方自治还会引发民族冲突和内战。
    26. What's the use of this endless strife? He wondered.
      他想,这样不断地跟长辈冲突有什么好处呢?
    27. Strife between creditors and debtors is usually resolved by civil law.
      债权人和债务人之间的纷争一般是由民法来解决的。
    28. 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。
    29. Attempts at reform failed as civil strife ultimately developed into civil war.
      尝试改革的努力失败了,成了国内斗争,最终发展为国内战争。
    30. The strife in Libya is a good reason for investors to go "risk-off".
      利比亚发生的冲突,为投资者“抛售风险资产”提供了一个不错的理由。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. bitter conflict

      1. lack of agreement or harmony

          Synonym:    discord