altercation

英 [ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌɔːltərˈkeɪʃn]

n.  争论; 争辩; 争吵

复数：altercations　

BNC.22464 / COCA.19011

牛津词典

noun

• 争论；争辩；争吵
  a noisy argument or disagreement

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 争论；争吵
  Analtercationis a noisy argument or disagreement.
  1. I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
     我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。

英英释义

noun

• noisy quarrel
  Synonym:affrayfracas

双语例句

• He gets into a public altercation with the guy, so, he gets fired.
  他和此人发生过公开的争吵，因此他被解雇了；
• A defense official said Roberts got into a physical altercation with a woman with whom he was having an affair.
  一名国防部官员称，罗伯茨和一名与其私通的女性发生肢体冲突。
• The two chambermaids being again left alone, began a second bout at altercation.
  房里只剩下两个女仆，她们又开始了第二个回合的争吵。
• Besides, there had been no altercation; the assailant had come in so silently and suddenly, that she had been felled before she could look round.
  此外，根本没有发生过争执，这个凶手是悄悄地进来的，而且是突然袭击，在我姐姐还没有来得及掉头望一下时，就把她击倒在地。
• They feel things so intensely that it is difficult for them not to enter altercation.
  他们认为事情如此激烈，这是他们难以不得进入争吵。
• According to witnesses, the altercation between the two Nen started inside the restaurant.
  据目击者说，这两个男人之间的争吵在饭店里就开始了。
• The teacher halted the altercation by separating the two opponents before they could come to blows.
  老师在敌对的双方互殴之前拉开他们，阻止了争吵。
• Josh Howard is suspended for the first two games because of his altercation with Brad Miller of Sacramento in a preseason game.
  因为约什霍华德在一场季前赛中与萨克拉门托的布拉德米勒发生争吵而被禁赛2场。
• The two drivers had a long altercation in the middle of the road.
  两个驾驶员在马路当中吵了很久。
• You didn't actually see the altercation begin.
  你并没有看到争吵的开始。