Word · Frequency #11438
strife
冲突；不和；争执
核心释义
conflict or disagreement between people or groups
- 1.
努力；认真尝试；艰苦工作
Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
- 2.
缺乏一致或和谐
lack of agreement or harmony
- 3.
通过身体或智力手段争夺优越性
Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means.
- 4.
激烈冲突；激烈且常带有暴力的争执
bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
- 5.
激烈的冲突,有时是暴力的
Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.
激烈冲突；剧烈纷争；争斗；竞争；角逐；争夺；努力；奋斗；辛勤劳作；努力；认真尝试；艰苦工作；缺乏一致或和谐
用法In use
The constant strife between the two departments slowed down the project.
用法提示：strife 为不可数名词，此句中作主语，表示“争执、不和”。
She tried to avoid the strife at work by staying quiet.
用法提示：strife 作动词 avoid 的宾语，指“纷争、冲突”。
Their marriage was full of strife, and they finally decided to separate.
用法提示：strife 用于短语 be full of 之后，作介词宾语，意为“冲突”。
strife between A and B
用于说明冲突发生在两方之间，A 和 B 通常是群体、组织或人。
The agreement brought an end to the long strife between the two families.
这项协议结束了两家人之间长期的争斗。
strife among + plural noun
表示冲突发生在三个或三个以上的人或群体内部。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- civil strife
- 国内动乱；内战
- The country was torn apart by civil strife.这个国家被内战撕裂。
- political strife
- 政治斗争
- Political strife has divided the community.政治斗争使社区分裂。
- ethnic strife
- 种族冲突
- Ethnic strife broke out in several regions.几个地区爆发了种族冲突。
- strife between
- ……之间的冲突
- There is constant strife between the two rival groups.两个对立团体之间不断发生冲突。
- sow strife
- 挑起冲突；制造纷争
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：strife（冲突）与strive（努力）音似，但意义相反，想象双方努力争吵。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：politics、family、workplace 该词多用于正式或文学语境，描述争吵、冲突，比较常见于政治、家庭或职场等场景。
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the same ending sound /aɪf/ as 'strife', although their initial consonants differ. Spelling pattern 'ife' is consistent.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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