strife
strife 英 [straɪf] 美 [straɪf]
n. 冲突；争斗
名词复数:strifes
- Strife is the act or state of fighting or arguing violently. The years leading up to the U.S. Civil War were characterized by great strife between northern and southern states over slavery and the role of a federal government.
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- n. 冲突；争斗
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1. civil strife
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2. The country was torn apart by strife.
这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。
- strife (n.) c. 1200, "quarrel, fight, discord," from Old French estrif "fight, battle, combat, conflict; torment, distress; dispute, quarrel," variant of estrit "quarrel, dispute, impetuosity," probably from Frankish *strid "strife, combat" or another Germanic source (compare Old High German strit "quarrel, dispute"), related to Old High German stritan "to fight;" see stride (v.).
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