strife
noun /straɪf/
/straɪf/
- [uncountable] (formal or literary) anger or violence between two people or groups of people who disagree
synonym conflict冲突;争斗;倾轧 - civil strife
内乱 - The country was torn apart by strife.
这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。 - internecine strife among the nationalities of the empire
帝国中各民族间的纷争
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- ethnic
- factional
- …
- cause
- create
- foment
- …
- during the strife
- in the strife
- strife among
- …
- a time of strife
- years of strife
- civil strife
- (Australian English, New Zealand English) trouble or difficulty of any kind
Topics Difficulty and failurec2麻烦;纠纷;困难 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- ethnic
- factional
- …
- cause
- create
- foment
- …
- during the strife
- in the strife
- strife among
- …
- a time of strife
- years of strife
词源Middle English: shortening of Old French estrif (related to Old French estriver ‘strive’).