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

• These and other local confrontations signify a huge change in the balance of power in Chinese cities.
  这些现象和地方主义的对质意味着中国城市的权力平衡将产生巨大的变化。
• 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。
• Troops have agreed to stay within specific boundaries to avoid confrontations
  军队同意驻扎在特定地界内，以避免冲突。
• A series of confrontations in recent months between mainlanders and Hong Kong residents received wide media attention in China.
  近月来，大陆游客与香港市民之间发生的一系列冲突受到中国媒体的广泛关注。
• 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。
• He could force hard deals and millions of dollars out of Motown, CBS and Sony in face-to-face confrontations;
  面对面地交锋中，他能迫使摩城音乐，CBS和索尼使出强硬手段，一掷百万；
• The confrontations have been between both protesters and groups in opposition to them, as well between protesters and police.
  冲突出现在抗议者和与其对立的组织团体之间，以及抗议者和警察之间。
• Small contingents of officers could be seen following behind but there were no signs of any confrontations or arrests.
  警察的分遣小队能够看到后面发生了什么，但是并没有发生任何冲突和逮捕的迹象。
• Small-scale confrontations occur almost daily.
  小规模的冲突几乎天天发生。
• 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。