[N-VAR 可变名词]碰撞;相撞 A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something.
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They were on their way to the Shropshire Union Canal when their van was involved in a collision with a car...
在去往什罗普郡联盟运河的路上,他们的小货车与一辆小车相撞。
I saw a head-on collision between two aeroplanes.
我看见两架飞机迎面相撞。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](不同文化或思想的)碰撞,冲突,抵触 A collision of cultures or ideas occurs when two very different cultures or people meet and conflict.
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It's the collision of disparate ideas that alters one's perspective...
是迥然不同的观点之间的碰撞改变了人们的看法。
The play represents the collision of three generations.
这部戏表现了三代人之间的矛盾冲突。
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col·li·sion/kəˈlɪʒn; NAmEkəˈlɪʒn/noun[countable , uncountable ]collision(with sb/sth) |collision(between/of A and B) 1an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other 碰撞(或相撞)事故◆a collision between two trains两列火车相撞事故◆Stewart was injured in a collision with another player.斯图尔特与另一选手相撞受了伤。◆a head-on collision(= between two vehicles that are moving towards each other)(车辆的)迎头相撞◆a mid-air collision (= between two aircraft while they are flying)(两架飞机的)空中相撞◆His car was in collision witha motorbike. 他的车和一辆摩托车撞上了。2( formal) a strong disagreement between two people or between opposing ideas, opinions, etc; the meeting of two things that are very different (两人之间或对立意见、看法等之间的)冲突,抵触◆a collision between two opposing points of view两种对立观点的冲突◆In his work we see the collision of two different traditions.在他的作品中我们看到两种不同传统的冲突。IDIOMbe on a colˈlision course (with sb/sth)1to be in a situation which is almost certain to cause a disagreement or argument 几乎发生冲突(或争端、纠纷)◆I was on a collision course with my boss over the sales figures.我和我的老板在销售数字问题上差点发生争执。2to be moving in a direction in which it is likely that you will crash into sb/sth 朝着可能会碰撞的方向移动;有可能相撞的趋势◆A giant iceberg was on a collision course with the ship.巨大的冰山朝着可能与船发生相撞的方向漂移。collisioncollisionscol·li·sion/kəˈlɪʒn; NAmEkəˈlɪʒn/
1an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions → collidecollision with The school bus was involved in a collision with a truck. Two people were killed in a head-on collision (=between two vehicles that are moving directly towards each other) on highway 218.► see thesaurus at
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2a strong disagreement between two people or groupscollision between a collision between the two countries over fishing rights3be on a collision coursea)to be likely to have serious trouble because your aims are very different from someone else’s: The two nations are on a collision course that could lead to war.b)to be moving in a direction in which you will hit something: an asteroid on a collision course with Earth
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