strife

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n. 争吵, 竞争, 冲突

发音

US /stɹaɪf/
AU /stɹaɪf/

词形变化

strifes 复数 strifes

别名

strive stryfe

教材释义与例句

名词

冲突；争吵；不和

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means.

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  3. 3.

    Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.

    冲突

    可数 不可数

    A few observations about the interpretation of vows or pledges may not be out of place here. Interpretation of pledges has been a fruitful source of strife all the world over. No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purposes.

  4. 4.

    A trouble of any kind.

    非正式 可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    That which is contended against; occasion of contest.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

discord

上位词 4

battle struggle conflict disorder

下位词 4

discord countercurrent crosscurrent discordance

相关短语

trouble and strife

词源

From Middle English strif, stryf, striffe, from Old French estrif, noun derived from estriver, from Frankish *strīban; compare Dutch strijven. More at strive.

来源：wiktionary