factions

英 [ˈfækʃənz]

美 [ˈfækʃənz]

n.  (大团体中的)派系，派别，小集团; 派系斗争; 内讧; 纪实与虚构相结合的电影(或书等)
faction的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (大团体中的)派系，派别，小集团
  Afactionis an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas.
  1. A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
     该国各敌对派系领导人将签署和平协议。
• N-UNCOUNT 派系之争;内讧
  Factionis also used to describe argument and disagreement within a group of people.
  1. Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.
     派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。

双语例句

• A group of smaller Palestinian factions signed the unity agreement in Cairo Tuesday.
  星期二，一些比较小的巴勒斯坦派系签署了团结协议。
• The warring factions have not yet turned in all their heavy weapons.
  敌对双方尚未将其重型武器悉数上缴。
• Thinking of an urban hell-hole ravaged by warring factions?
  这让你想到了被派别斗争摧毁了的城市地狱？
• Fukuda received overwhelming support from eight of the nine LDP factions.
  福田得到了自民党九个派系中八个派系的支持，这是压倒性的优势。
• He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
  他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
• Leaders of some rival factions signed a peace agreement last week
  上周，一些敌对派系领导人签订了和平协议。
• They agreed to form a council composed of leaders of the rival factions.
  他们同意成立一个由敌对派系的领袖组成的委员会。
• A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
  该国各敌对派系领导人将签署和平协议。
• There are some factions in the party.
  该党中又分为好几个派别。
• Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.
  官员们预计各个毒品团伙头目之间的对抗可能会引发一场全面的冲突。