confrontations

英 [ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃənz]

美 [ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənz]

n.  对抗; 对峙; 冲突
confrontation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 对抗;冲突;战斗;战役
  Aconfrontationis a dispute, fight, or battle between two groups of people.
  1. The issue has caused great tension between the two countries and could lead to a military confrontation...
     这个问题使得两国关系非常紧张，可能会导致军事对抗。
  2. The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments.
     该委员会的力量仍然十分薄弱，所以将继续避免与各国政府发生冲突。

双语例句

• The United States and China have had confrontations at sea and in cyberspace.
  美中之间在海洋和通讯信息领域都有摩擦。
• Confrontations often arise between the police.
  警察和聚集在哥本哈根中心的。
• Muggings and murders are up, and armed confrontations between police and traffickers are once again daily news.
  抢劫和谋杀案件增多，警方与毒贩间的武装对抗再度成为日常新闻。
• Small-scale confrontations occur almost daily.
  小规模的冲突几乎天天发生。
• Video phone images coming out of Syria show many confrontations in which live ammunition was used, sometimes resulting in casualties.
  来自叙利亚的可视电话图像显示，安全力量在多起冲突中使用了实弹，有时造成人员伤亡。
• At Cathay, most of the bruising has come from confrontations with pilots and other staff over cost cuts.
  在国泰航空，多数摩擦都来自削减成本问题上与飞行员和其他员工发生的冲突。
• However, there are signs that Japan would respond with more confrontations.
  然而，有迹象表明日本将回应更多的对抗。
• And some have, creating political confrontations with gun owners.
  而那些对枪支说不的商家，也与枪支拥有者展开了政治对抗。
• You can be attacked astrally by them, in addition to face to face confrontations.
  除了面对面的对抗，你也可能被他们从星界袭击。
• Tensions there have led to confrontations in past decades.
  过去数十年来，紧张关系已经引发了多次对峙。