confrontation with/between• He is not interested in them sexually, so there is no directconfrontation between him and the newcomer.• Whatever the reason, Sullivan was convinced that he would now witness the finalconfrontation between the two men.• That led, however, to more frequentconfrontations with police, and protesters reported that they were being beatennightly.• In the face of mounting political and industrialunrest, Asquith may have been anxious to head-off furtherconfrontation withfeminists.• Beginning with the emergence of preoperational reasoning, arguments and intellectualconfrontations with others are a source of cognitiveconflict and disequilibrium.• There's less confrontation withecology.• They placed a shrew into a social confrontation with another shrew.• There was a tenseconfrontation between Allen and the other commissioners.
military/violent/armed confrontation• Eventually Wayne's patience ran out and in a violent confrontation, Wayne finally threw the smaller Widmark against a wall.• The authorities and assailantsexchanged fire in a violent confrontation in which Cuenca and police officer Santiago Esparza Astorga were killed.• More than 300 people had been arrested after violent confrontations with the security forces in Ain Shams after the policeman's death.• Continuing Pictish-Northumbrian military confrontation was a part of the background, therefore, of Osred's reign.• The jointdeclarationsprecipitated several days of military confrontation between the federalarmy and republican forces.• The occurrence of violent confrontations on campuses and on the streets was no longer primarily confined to the summer months.• The imaginary war consisted of a real military confrontation, with real soldiers, real weapons and using real resources.• Following the violent confrontation the dump was closed.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF CONFRONTATIONS | VERB + CONFRONTATION | CONFRONTATION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤full-scale, major, serious全面的對抗;重大的衝突;嚴峻的對峙◇Their demands could lead to a serious confrontation with management.他們的要求可能引發與資方的嚴重對抗。➤direct, face-to-face, head-on, outright直接衝突;正面衝突;公然對抗▸➤open公開的對抗➤final最後的對峙◇The final confrontation on a train is classic thriller material.火車上的最後對峙是驚險小說的經典素材。➤bitter, bloody, heated, ugly, violent激烈的對峙;血腥的對抗;白熱化的對峙;令人不快的衝突;暴力對抗▸➤armed, military, nuclear武裝對立;軍事對抗;核對抗➤climactic, dramatic達到高潮的/戲劇化的衝突◇Their climactic confrontation brings the novel to a dramatic close.他們之間的衝突達到了頂點,小說以此戲劇化地收尾。➤political政治對立➤physical, verbal身體上的對抗;語言上的交鋒◇He hoped that a physical confrontation would not ensue.他希望不會接着發生肢體衝突。... OF CONFRONTATIONS➤series一連串衝突VERB + CONFRONTATION➤get into, have陷入衝突;出現對抗▸➤lead to, provoke導致衝突;引發對抗▸➤bring sb into使某人陷入對立◇His actions brought him into direct confrontation with the authorities.他的行動造成了他與當局的直接對立。➤risk冒着對抗的危險◇He would be very foolish to risk a confrontation with Robert.他要是冒着與羅伯特對抗的危險,那可就太傻了。➤force強迫對抗◇He probably will have little choice but to force a confrontation sooner or later.他很可能不會有多少選擇的餘地,遲早都得被迫走上對抗之路。➤avoid避免對峙CONFRONTATION + VERB➤arise, take place對立出現;對抗發生PREPOSITION➤confrontation about, confrontation over就⋯產生的對抗◇Lewis had a confrontation about money with his stepfamily.劉易斯和他的繼父在金錢問題上發生了衝突。◇She had a series of heated confrontations with her parents over homework.在家庭作業問題上,她和父母發生了一連串激烈的衝突。➤confrontation between⋯之間的對峙◇a head-on confrontation between the two governments兩國政府間的正面衝突➤confrontation with與⋯的衝突◇a confrontation with the police與警方的衝突
confrontation ♦︎ row ♦︎ showdown ♦︎ clashThese are all words for an unfriendly disagreement between two people or groups of people.这些词均表示对抗、对峙、冲突。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a confrontation / row / showdown / clash with / between sb / sth◆a confrontation / row / showdown / clash over sb / sth◆a major confrontation / row / clash◆a bitter confrontation / row / clash◆to cause a confrontation / row◆to avoid a confrontation / row / showdown / clash◆to face a row / showdown■confrontation [uncountable, countable] a situation in which there is an angry disagreement between people or groups who have different opinions对抗;对峙;冲突◆Confrontation between employers and unions has resulted in strike action.资方与工会之间的对峙导致罢工行动。◆She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.她想避免和父亲再次发生冲突。■row raʊ [countable] (especially BrE, informal, journalism新闻) a serious disagreement about sth between people or groups of people严重分歧;纠纷◆A row has broken out over education.在教育问题上已经出现严重分歧。ⓘ A row can also be a noisy argument between two people about a personal matter. * row亦可指两个人之间关于个人问题的激烈争吵。 see also row ⇨ argument1■showdownˈʃəʊdaʊn; NAmEˈʃoʊdaʊn [usually singular] an argument, fight or test that will settle a disagreement that has lasted for a long time决出胜负的较量;终极对决◆Management are facing a showdown with union members today.今天资方准备和工会摊牌。◆Fans gathered outside the stadium for the final showdown(= the game that will decide the winner of the competition).球迷聚集在体育场外等着看最后的决赛。■clash [countable] an argument between two people or groups of people who have different beliefs or ideas争论;辩论;争执◆There has been a head-on clash between the two candidates over education policy.两位候选人一直在教育政策上针锋相对。 see also clash ⇨ conflictverbNOTE辨析 Row or clash?Both of these words are used in journalism. A row is a situation that can continue over a long period of time. A clash is an event that happens when people with different opinions argue with each other, and is likely to be about sth like policy or principle.这两个词均用于新闻媒体。row所指的纠纷可以持续很长一段时间。clash表示持不同意见的人相互争论的情况,所争论的主题多是有关政策或原则等。