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

• You said Kandy got into an altercation with a customer last night.
  你说昨晚凯迪和客人发生争执。
• Have an altercation with somebody recently?
  最近有没有和人起过纠纷？
• No physical altercation took place but Zhai reportedly said something along the lines of "at worst, I will risk anything on the line." The professor called the campus police.
  尽管并未发生肢体冲突，但据报道，翟田田说了几句像大不了就拼了。这样的话，随即教授报告了校警。
• 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。
• You didn't actually see the altercation begin.
  你并没有看到争吵的开始。
• In 2010, his first wife was arrested after an altercation with the woman who later became the second wife.
  在2010年，第一任妻子还因为和一个女性发生口角而被捕，而这名女性就是之后的第二任妻子。
• He gets into a public altercation with the guy.
  他当众和这家伙发生争执。
• 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。
• 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。
• Think there was an altercation?
  你认为发生过争吵？