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。
• Why hadn't she hauled off at him like this in the old days of allegation and altercation?
  为什么她也不拽开他，就像在过去的日子里与他辩解和争吵时那样；
• 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。
• Since adopting the new standard, there is very great altercation on operating.
  采用新标准以来，操作上有了很大的改变。
• 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？
• Have an altercation with somebody recently?
  最近有没有和人起过纠纷？
• 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。
• You didn't actually see the altercation begin.
  你并没有看到争吵的开始。
• 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。