(1)碰(相)撞((example of) act or state of one object or person striking against another)[C，U][N(with/between)]：There was a three-car～/a head-on～between two cars/a number of～s during the thick fog.大雾中三辆汽车相撞/两辆汽车迎面撞在了一起/发生了多起撞车事件。be killed/injured in the～between the bus and the car在公共汽车和小汽车的相撞中丧命/受伤;The two cars/ships were in～(came into～). 那两辆小汽车/两条船撞上了。The van was in～(came into～) with a bus.货车与公共汽车相撞了。The liner was in～(came into～)with an oil-tanker.客轮与油轮相撞。The ship was on a～course with another.那艘船与另外一艘相撞已在所难免。A meteor was on a～course with our planet.一颗陨星正向我们的星球撞来。〖同〗crash，accident;

(2)冲突，抵触(clash of opposing aims，ideas，interests，opinions，etc)[C，U][N(with/between)]：avoid a～with sb over what to do避免与某人就怎么办发生冲突;bring sb into～with the law使某人触犯法律;a～between the opposing parties/armies对立党派/军队之间的冲突;The students were in～(came into～)with the college authorities over that.学生们与学院当局在那个问题上发生了冲突。The unions are on a～course with the government. (The unions and the government are on a～course.) 工会与政府之间肯定要发生冲突了。This put them on a～course with their parents.这使他们必然与父母发生冲突。〖同〗conflict;

← col′lide vi 碰(相)撞;冲突;不一致