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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1364 COCA: 1179

conflict

1 conflict /ˈkɑːnˌflɪkt/ noun
plural conflicts
1 conflict
/ˈkɑːnˌflɪkt/
noun
plural conflicts
Learner's definition of CONFLICT
: a struggle for power, property, etc.(为争夺权力、财产等的)斗争,冲突
[count]
[noncount]
: strong disagreement between people, groups, etc., that results in often angry argument(人或团体间的)争执,分歧,冲突
[noncount]
[count]
: a difference that prevents agreement : disagreement between ideas, feelings, etc.(思想、情感等的)不一致,矛盾,对立
[count]
[noncount]
see also conflict of interest
[count] chiefly US : a situation in which you are unable to do something because there is something else you have already agreed to do at that same time(时间上的)冲突

come into conflict

: to be different in a way that prevents agreement产生分歧
often + with
: to enter a situation in which there is a struggle for power, property, etc.(为争夺权力、财产等)发生争斗,产生冲突often + with

in conflict

: different in a way that prevents agreement有分歧;不一致
usually + with
: in a struggle for power, property, etc.(为争夺权力、财产等的)争斗
2 conflict /kənˈflɪkt/ verb
conflicts; conflicted; conflicting
2 conflict
/kənˈflɪkt/
verb
conflicts; conflicted; conflicting
Learner's definition of CONFLICT
[no object]
: to be different in a way that prevents agreement : to say or express opposite things有矛盾;不一致;有分歧
often + with
: to happen at the same time as something else(时间上)有冲突usually + with

— conflicting

adjective
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1364 COCA: 1179

conflict

1 of 2

noun

con·​flict ˈkän-ˌflikt How to pronounce conflict (audio)
1
: fight, battle, war
an armed conflict
2
a
: competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)
a conflict of principles
b
: mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands
His conscience was in conflict with his duty.
3
: the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction
The conflict in the play is between the king and the archbishop.
conflictful adjective
conflictual
kän-ˈflik-chə-wəl How to pronounce conflict (audio)
kən-
-chəl
-shwəl
-chü-əl
adjective

conflict

2 of 2

verb

con·​flict kən-ˈflikt How to pronounce conflict (audio)
ˈkän-ˌflikt
conflicted; conflicting; conflicts

intransitive verb

1
: to be different, opposed, or contradictory : to fail to be in agreement or accord
His statement conflicts with the facts.
2
archaic : to contend in warfare
confliction noun
conflictive
kən-ˈflik-tiv How to pronounce conflict (audio)
ˈkän-ˌflik-
adjective
Choose the Right Synonym for conflict

discord, strife, conflict, contention, dissension, variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony.

discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism.

a political party long racked by discord

strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved.

during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife

conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires.

the conflict of freedom and responsibility

contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy.

several points of contention about the new zoning law

dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions.

religious dissension threatened to split the colony

variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest.

cultural variances that work against a national identity

Example Sentences

Noun In great wars—the American Civil War, the First and Second World Wars—the largest casualties are suffered just before the conflicts end. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2009 At a moment when the country was still in the throes of the conflict over Vietnam, it was refreshing to see the best of America. Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, 2006 … for work-family conflicts to disappear, two rock-ribbed institutions must change: the whole concept of children's care, and the way the workplace works. Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Family Politics, 1983 The basic conflict in the novel is, of course, between the life on the river, where Huck finds innocence, brotherhood with man, and communion with nature, and life ashore, where, stage by stage, he discovers the corruption of society … Robert Penn Warren, Democracy and Poetry, (1975) 1976 a conflict between two gangs recent violent conflict in the region Everyone in my family always tries to avoid conflict. There was inevitable conflict over what to name the group. They're having serious conflicts over the budget. I don't see any conflicts between the theories. You'll need to resolve the conflict between your parents' plans for you and your own ambitions. Verb Mr. van Wolferen says the U.S. must do more: It has to openly explain to Japan that it wants a managed-trade deal in order to end the bickering between the two nations, a move that would conflict with America's free-trade rhetoric. David P. Hamilton, Wall Street Journal, 8 June 1995 The expectations about motherhood as full-time job that this situation created conflicted with the philosophy of the women's movement of the l960's. Anita Shreve, New York Times Magazine, 2l Nov. 1982 Lily smiled faintly at the injunction to take her tea strong. It was the temptation she was always struggling to resist. Her craving for the keen stimulant was forever conflicting with that other craving for sleep … Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth, 1905 Reports conflicted on how many people were involved. his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Thompson’s knack for improving good material and saving weak bits should make for smooth sailing, as will his promise to avoid conflict. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2022 Reality sets in when the consequences of the conflict derails progress and upends their career trajectories. Pringl Miller, STAT, 11 Sep. 2022 Both sides have suffered heavy losses in Europe's largest conflict since World War II. BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 In ending the Afghanistan war, the Democratic president followed through on a campaign pledge to bring home U.S. troops from the country’s longest conflict. Colleen Long And Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 Madoff added that many traditional estate planning tools—like QTIP Trusts in which the spouse is given a lifetime interest and the children are given the remainder interest after the death of the spouse—can exacerbate the opportunities for conflict. Michael Mccann, Variety, 10 Sep. 2022 The Brexit vote has kept Britain divided at home while generating lasting conflict with the E.U. Dan Balz, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 Cameron’s camera showed us the fight from the view of the little ones, implying family conflict, and its affects across generations, will be a theme. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 Under this new plan, the board spokesman acknowledged, new operational employees will need to be hired at some point, likely a challenging task given weeks of high-profile conflict. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
Verb
The schools argue compliance would conflict with their religious tenets, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Moreover, if not considered holistically, ESG strategies could conflict with other operational goals. Naveen Bhateja, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Or a decision in line with our values of honesty and fairness may conflict with our value of protecting someone. Lynn Bufka, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2022 For example, state environmental policies may conflict with ones issued at the national level and lead to confusion among local officials. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 July 2022 Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is taking aim at crypto exchanges for the sprawl of their businesses, many parts of which can conflict with the others. Declan Harty, Fortune, 12 May 2022 However, creating new fossil fuel infrastructure would conflict with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate change. Michael E. Webber, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2022 Those two rights – the individual and the collective – often conflict, as my research on the high-profile dispute over women’s access to the Hindu temple at Sabarimala shows. Deepa Das Acevedo, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 The bill’s somewhat hand-wavy, dismissive provision saying it shouldn’t be construed to conflict with the First Amendment doesn’t actually prevent it from doing so. Hayley Tsukayama, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English conflicte, conflyte "battle, struggle, assault," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French conflykte, conflict, borrowed from Latin conflīctus "striking together, clash," from conflīgere "to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend" (from con- con- + flīgere "to strike, dash down") + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at profligate entry 1

Verb

Middle English conflicten "to engage in battle, fight," borrowed from Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere "to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend" — more at conflict entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of conflict was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1364 COCA: 1179
conflict

noun¹

1fight/argument衝突;爭論ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONFLICT | CONFLICT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, major重大衝突bitter, brutal, serious, violent激烈的衝突;嚴重的衝突escalating, increasing逐漸升級的衝突constant, continued, continuing, ongoing持續的衝突;不斷的衝突long-running, long-standing, prolonged, protracted長期的/持久的/拖得很久的/延長了的衝突unresolved沒有解決的衝突He is in constant conflict with the authorities.他與當局不斷發生衝突。open, overt公開的爭端global, internal, international, interstate, regional全球/內部/國際/州際/地區性衝突armed, military武裝/軍事衝突domestic, family, generational, interpersonal, marital (NAmE) 本國的/家庭內的/不同年代人之間的/人與人之間的/婚姻方面的矛盾civil, class, cultural, ethnic, industrial, political, religious, sectarian, social國內/階級/文化/族群/勞資/政治/宗教/宗派/社會衝突future, impending, potential未來的/即將來臨的/可能的衝突Our ability to mobilize large numbers of trained men in time of emergency could forestall future conflict.我們在緊急情況下調動大量訓練有素人員的能力能夠預防未來的衝突。VERB + CONFLICTbring sb/sth into, cause, come into, create, lead to, provoke使⋯發生衝突;引起衝突;發生爭論;造成摩擦;導致衝突;激起爭論His work brought him into conflict with more conventional scientists.他的工作導致他與較傳統的科學家出現摩擦。The decision led to a bitter conflict between the management and unions.這一決定引起了資方和工會的嚴重衝突。avert, avoid, prevent避免衝突;防止衝突They hid their feelings to avoid conflict.他們掩飾自己的感情以免發生衝突。handle, manage處理/設法應對衝突There is more to a successful relationship than simply managing conflict.成功的關係不僅僅是能夠設法處理衝突。end, resolve, settle, solve停止衝突;解決衝突;平息紛爭The UN are hoping to resolve the conflict quickly.聯合國希望迅速解決這起衝突。CONFLICT + VERBarise (from sth), occur衝突(因⋯)產生;衝突發生The conflict arose from different ambitions within the team.摩擦源自團隊成員追求的目標不同。erupt, flare up衝突爆發/突然爆發rage衝突激烈進行escalate, intensify衝突升級/加劇revolve around sth衝突圍繞着⋯begin, end衝突開始/結束PREPOSITIONduring a/the conflict, in a/the conflict在衝突期間;在衝突中Thousands have been arrested in violent ethnic conflicts in the region.數以千計的人在這一地區的種族暴力衝突中被逮捕。in conflict發生衝突They found themselves in conflict over the future of the company.他們在公司的未來發展問題上起了爭執。in conflict with與⋯發生衝突in conflict with management與資方發生衝突conflict about, conflict over關於⋯的爭執a conflict over ownership of the land就土地所有權問題產生的爭執conflict between⋯之間的衝突conflicts between different ethnic groups不同族群間的衝突conflict with與⋯的衝突to end the conflict with France結束同法國的衝突conflict within⋯內的衝突serious conflicts within the ruling party執政黨內部的嚴重衝突PHRASESan area of conflict, a source of conflict發生衝突的領域;發生摩擦的根源in direct conflict with sb與某人直接衝突
conflict

noun²

2difference between ideas, wishes, etc.想法、意願的分歧ADJECTIVE | CONFLICT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfundamental, irreconcilable, serious, sharp根本的/不可調和的/嚴重的/明顯的分歧direct直接的分歧inherent固有的分歧the inherent conflict between what farmers and environmentalists want農民的需求與環保者願望之間固有的矛盾inner內部的分歧emotional, ideological情感上的/意識形態上的分歧personality個性上的分歧CONFLICT + NOUNsituation爭論的局面management, resolution衝突處理;矛盾解決the key to successful conflict management成功解決衝突的關鍵avoidance衝突的避免PREPOSITIONin conflict with與⋯不一致in direct conflict with his wishes與他的願望截然相反conflict between⋯之間的矛盾the conflict between science and religion科學和宗教之間的矛盾conflict of⋯上的分歧a serious conflict of opinion觀點上的嚴重分歧PHRASESa conflict of interest, a conflict of interests (especially BrE) 利益衝突a conflict of loyalties所效忠者不同
conflict

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBapparently, seemingly明顯地抵觸;看似有矛盾how to reconcile apparently conflicting goals怎樣調和明顯相互衝突的目標potentially可能有矛盾potentially conflicting values可能相互衝突的價值觀PREPOSITIONwith與⋯相抵觸His opinions conflicted with mine.他的看法與我的相左。

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