| 词汇 | altercation |
| 释义 | altercation noun[ C ] formaluk /ˌɒl.təˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌɑːl.tɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/ a loud argument or disagreement: 争辩;争吵;口角 According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant.据目击者说，两人之间的口角是在饭店内开始的。 Synonyms affrayspecialized fracas Arguments & disagreements argument argy-bargy be (on) non-speakersidiom belligerence bickering blow (someone/something) up bust up clash conflict contentiousness ding-dong dispute dust-up hostility kerfuffle logjam misunderstanding rhubarb ructions spat altercation | American Dictionaryaltercation noun[ C ] us/ˌɔl·tərˈkeɪ·ʃən/ a loud argument or disagreement: Phil got into an altercation with his partner. Examples of altercationaltercation Cases in which the patient used alcohol before the altercation were included. The former meaning is correct, but the latter is so mistaken that if it were used it would surely cause an altercation! In general, appeals for reduction (particularly of monetary fines) had a good chance, more so in the case of verbal conflicts than in violent altercations. Classrooms (and laboratories) where there are highly asymmetrical authority relations between teacher/experimenter and student tend to suppress the engagement of altercation skills. First, there is the possibility of an altercation when someone refuses to give his name. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the tradition of diffuse debate and angry altercation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was involved in a slight altercation about underground trains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was involved in an altercation in the local pub, and not a particularly elegant altercation but simply an argument with another constituent of mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is when altercations began between the public and the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we have had enough of this personal altercation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inevitably, the debate has been about the altercation —if that is the right word—between the two employers' associations in the building industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will lead to altercation and interminable disputes into which the police will inevitably and unnecessarily be drawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Comparable men in the nationalised industries are the subject of criticism, dispute and altercation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that, in the 1920s or 1930s, some altercation took place about this very site. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would spend their time putting cuts of meat on the weighing machine and having altercations with the shopkeeper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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