strife
英 [straɪf] 美 [straɪf]

n.

斗争；争吵；冲突；[古]奋斗

变形

复数：strives

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U] 争吵；斗争；冲突quarrelling

英英释义

strife[ straif ]

• n.
  • lack of agreement or harmony

    同义词：discord

  • bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

词组短语

internal strife内讧；萧墙之祸；内乱

同近义词辨析

argument, controversy, dispute, debate, conflict, strife, quarrel

这组词都有“争执、不和”的意思，其区别是：

argument指辩论双方均以事实或理由来说服对方的辨论。

controversy侧重指深刻的意见分歧，多指对引起广泛兴趣或非常重要的问题的辨论。

dispute普通用词，侧重指长时间，言词激烈，针锋相对的争辩。

debate通常指经过仔细组织和计划的个人或团体之间的辩论。

conflict指双方坚持已见、互不妥协，怀有敌意的争论，多暗示分歧极为严重，有时用语言无法解决，只得诉诸武力。

strife指因不可缓和的矛盾而引起的争吵或斗殴。

quarrel普通用词，既可指言词激烈的争吵，也可指温和的言词上的不和。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. She was faint with strife and dejected.
   她被争吵弄得精疲力竭，情绪低落。
2. We really shouldn't intervene in their marital strife.
   我们不该介入他们夫妻间的争吵。
3. The internecine strife was caused by a shortage of food.
   这次内部冲突，是由于食物匮乏而引致的。
4. And he remains edgy about the continuing strife in Somalia.
   梅莱斯也对索马里冲突不止而烦躁。
5. The party was rent with mutual strife.
   该党因互相倾轧而四分五裂。
6. Strife in nature is but disorder longing for order.
   自然界的竞争不过是混乱渴望着秩序。
7. Strife on college campuses helped change the attitude of the nation.
   高校间的竞争有助于改变国家的态度。

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