altercation
US /ˌɑːl.tɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌɒl.təˈkeɪ.ʃən/
名詞
爭吵, 口角, 衝突
a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public
範例:
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The police were called to break up an altercation between two neighbors.
警方被召來制止兩名鄰居之間的爭吵。
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He tried to avoid any further altercation with his colleague.
他試圖避免與同事發生進一步的爭吵。