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。
• 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 deed thoroughly answered: a source of domestic altercation was entirely done away, and it was the means of opening Susan's heart to her, and giving her something more to love and be interested in.
  这件事完全收到了应有的效果。家庭纠纷的一个根源给彻底消除了，苏珊从此向她敞开了心扉，她也就多了一个可以喜爱、可以关心的人。
• You didn't actually see the altercation begin.
  你并没有看到争吵的开始。
• 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。
• One of the agents got into an "altercation" after a night on the town and was beaten, the television news organization said, citing police reports.
  ABC援引警方提供的消息说，他们抵达布宜诺斯艾利斯的第二天晚上，一位特工与别人发生了“口角”，而且还遭到了殴打。
• 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。
• This led to an altercation in which Ding was thrown against the corner of an outside wall, causing injuries to his face and wrist.
  之后，对峙演变成肢体冲突，丁被摔到商店外墙的角落，导致面部和手腕受伤。
• Did you have an altercation with her at the wedding?
  你有没有跟她在婚礼上发生口角？
• 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。