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confrontation

🇬🇧 UK/kɒnfrʌn'teɪʃn/🇺🇸 US/.kɔnfrʌn'teiʃәn/
B2

Definitions

n.

A direct and hostile disagreement or conflict between opposing people or groups

对抗,冲突;正面交锋,对峙

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
frontmake, do
+
aconnector
+
tionact, process, state
=confrontation

Common Collocations

  • 1.armed confrontation武装对抗
  • 2.direct confrontation直接对抗

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The confrontation between the protestors and police escalated quickly.

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