confrontation

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR A confrontation is a dispute, fight, or battle between two groups of people. 爭執(zhí); 對抗
The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments. 該委員會依然如此弱小以致它將繼續(xù)避免和各政府的沖突。

There are signs that the confrontation is beginning to de-escalate .
The fear is that these minor clashes may develop into all-out confrontation.
Britain is likely to stitch together some sort of political deal to avoid a confrontation.
There was a violent confrontation between rival supporters after the match .
The book describes apocalyptic visions of a nuclear confrontation.