(1)反驳，驳斥，顶嘴(saying sth that conflicts with sth written or said by sb)[U]：He will permit/listen to/tolerate no～of his opinions. 他不允许/不听/不容忍对他的意见的反驳。can't stand～of one's opinions不能容忍对自己意见的反驳;〖同〗refutation;〖反〗support，confirmation;

(2)反驳(顶嘴)的话(example of this)[C]：That's a flat～of what you said before.那是对你以前所说的话的断然驳斥。

(3)矛盾，不一致(state or act of disagreeing;disagreement(between statements，facts，etc))[U][N(between)]：There is no～between my behaviour and my principles.我的行为和准则不矛盾。I see very little/find no～between my views and yours.你我的观点之间我觉得没什么/没有发现任何矛盾。(one's actions) be in direct～to (with) one's expressed opinions(行为)与所发表过的意见相矛盾;(one's statements) be in direct～to (with) the fact (陈述)与事实相矛盾;They/Labour and capital are in～.他们/劳资双方有矛盾。〖同〗disagreement;〖反〗agreement;

(4)矛盾之处(example of this)[C][N(between)]：There is a～between the two laws/her words and action.这两个法律/她的言行之间有矛盾。There is a～in his account of what happened/in what you are saying.他对所发生的事情的叙述/你现在所说的话中有矛盾。One story was a direct～of the other.一个报导与另一个报导正好相反。

a contradiction in terms 矛盾的说法：A poor landowner is a～in terms.贫穷的地主是一个自相矛盾的说法。

←͵contra′dict v 反驳，顶嘴;矛盾，抵触;

→͵contra′dictory adj 矛盾的;好争辨的