n (1)战斗(争)，斗争((a)battle;struggle;fight)[C，U]：Armed～could erupt at any time.武装冲突随时可能发生。a serious～between the two countries/the two persons 两国/俩人之间的一场严重冲突;a conventional～常规战争;After the～there were many dead on both sides.战斗过后双方都死了许多人。die in a～死于一场战斗;〖同〗fight，battle，struggle;〖反〗peace;

(2)争执(吵)，纠纷(serious disagreement;argument;quarrel)[C，U](fig)：a long and bitter～between employers and workers/church and state/two politicians雇主与工人/教会与政府/两个政治家之间长期而又激烈的争端;a number of～s in the engineering industry工程业中的大量纠纷;There was a great deal of～between us.我们之间曾争执不断。He often came into～with them.他常与他们争吵。

(3)分歧，矛盾，抵触，冲突((example of the)clash of opposing ideas，opinions，interest or beliefs;difference)[C，U]：There was considerable～about which plan should be accepted.关于应采纳哪个计划的分歧很大。a great deal of～between religion and science/the world of religion and that of atheism/one's duty and one's desires宗教与科学/宗教界与无神论者/责任与欲望之间的巨大矛盾;a great deal of～between the brothers' political views兄弟俩的政治观点之间的巨大分歧;a～of interests/opinions/feelings/ideas 利害/意见/感情/思想冲突;suffer a～of loyalty between one's friends and family备受不知是忠于朋友好还是忠于家庭好的矛盾之苦;be in～with the rest/each other与其他人/互相之间有矛盾;The two are in～.这两个人有分歧。〖同〗disagreement，difference;〖反〗agreement，harmony;

vi 分歧，矛盾，冲突，不一致(be in opposition or disagreement;differ)[I，I+prep(with)]：The two reports/The statement of the two witnesses/Our political views～.两个报告/两个证人的陈述/我们的政治观点有分歧。Your request～s with my duties.你的要求与我的职责相矛盾。The laws～with some international laws. 这些法律与某些国际法相冲突。His story～s with that of the accused.他所说的与被告所说的相矛盾。The meeting～s with a dental appointment.这个会和一次牙医的约诊冲突了。～ing emotions/opinions/testimony矛盾的情感/意见/证言;〖同〗disagree，oppose;〖反〗 agree ;

→con′flicting adj 冲突(分歧)的;

【辨异】名词conflict与fight和contest都表示某种“斗争”。conflict指由于对立的观点、信仰等所引起的身体、精神或道德的斗争;fight(战斗)指短兵相接的斗争(也可用于喻意，如：a fight against crime 反犯罪斗争);contest(竞争)指为某一奖品或目的而进行的友好或敌对的斗争，如：win a gold medal in a contest(在竞赛中获得金质奖章);还有combat(战斗)指为解决争端而进行的武装冲突，如：The battleship was sunk in combat.(那艘战舰在战斗中被击沉了。)