“conflict”有名词和动词两种词性,名词含义为“冲突;矛盾;争执;战斗;斗争”,动词含义为“冲突;抵触;争斗;不一致”。其用法灵活多样,名词可作主语、宾语等,动词可作谓语,且有不同时态变化。
含义:
“冲突;矛盾;争执”,指双方或多方在观点、利益、行动等方面存在分歧和对抗,通常带有一定的紧张或对立情绪。例如:There was a conflict between the two neighbors over the property line.(两位邻居因地产界线问题发生了争执。)
“战斗;斗争”,强调为了某种目的而进行的武装对抗或激烈竞争。例如:The soldiers were involved in a fierce conflict with the enemy.(士兵们与敌人展开了一场激烈的战斗。)
用法:
作主语:Conflict often arises when different interests collide.(当不同利益发生冲突时,冲突往往就会产生。)
作宾语:We need to find a way to resolve this conflict.(我们需要找到一种方法来解决这个冲突。)
常见搭配:
“in conflict with”:与……冲突;与……不一致。例如:His actions are in conflict with his words.(他的行为与他的言语不一致。)
“conflict of interest”:利益冲突。例如:The judge had to step down because of a conflict of interest.(由于存在利益冲突,这位法官不得不辞职。)
含义:
“冲突;抵触”,指两个或多个事物在性质、方向、目标等方面存在不相容的情况。例如:His beliefs conflict with mine.(他的信仰与我的相冲突。)
“争斗;斗争”,表示进行激烈的对抗或竞争。例如:The two teams will conflict on the basketball court tonight.(今晚这两支球队将在篮球场上展开较量。)
用法:
作谓语:一般现在时中,主语是第三人称单数时,动词用“conflicts”;其他情况用“conflict”。例如:My schedule conflicts with yours.(我的日程安排和你的有冲突。)Their opinions often conflict.(他们的观点常常不一致。)
时态变化:
一般过去时:“conflicted”。例如:They conflicted over the issue last week.(上周他们就这个问题发生了争执。)
现在分词:“conflicting”。例如:The conflicting reports made it difficult to know what really happened.(相互矛盾的报道让人难以知道到底发生了什么。)
过去分词:“conflicted”。例如:I felt very conflicted about whether to accept the job offer.(对于是否接受这份工作邀请,我感到非常矛盾。)