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

• I could no fill their papers with private altercation, in which they had no concern.
  我不能在他们的报纸上连篇累牍地刊登与之无关的私人争吵。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• He gets into a public altercation with the guy.
  他当众和这家伙发生争执。
• 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。
• Think there was an altercation?
  你认为发生过争吵？
• Who were you on the phone with just before your altercation?
  打架之前你在和谁通话？
• Did you have an altercation with her at the wedding?
  你有没有跟她在婚礼上发生口角？
• 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。