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altercation n.争论；口角 (1) 男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。(2) 他们为一点小事争吵起来。 Fight is a simple, effective one-syllable word, while quarrel is a softer, two-syllable word, and altercation is a very civilized-sounding four-syllable word for the same uncivilized thing: a noisy argument between people that are mad at each other. Two cowboys fighting in a saloon probably won’t talk about their altercation, but someone who gets a black eye fighting for a parking spot might — after cooling down — describe the incident as an altercation rather than as a knock-down, drag-out brawl.

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英 [ˌɔːltə'keɪʃn] 美 [ˌɔːltər'keɪʃn] (1) The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.(2) They had an altercation about a trifle. Altercation is a nicer word for "quarrel," which is a nicer word for "fight." 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]争论；争吵 An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.   [oft N with/between n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。

英语单词	altercation
英美音标	英 [ˌɔːltə'keɪʃn] 美 [ˌɔːltər'keɪʃn]
中文释义	n.争论；口角
英语例句	(1) The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision. (2) They had an altercation about a trifle.
中文例句	(1) 男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。 (2) 他们为一点小事争吵起来。
vocabulary简明	Altercation is a nicer word for "quarrel," which is a nicer word for "fight."
vocabulary扩展	Fight is a simple, effective one-syllable word, while quarrel is a softer, two-syllable word, and altercation is a very civilized-sounding four-syllable word for the same uncivilized thing: a noisy argument between people that are mad at each other. Two cowboys fighting in a saloon probably won’t talk about their altercation, but someone who gets a black eye fighting for a parking spot might — after cooling down — describe the incident as an altercation rather than as a knock-down, drag-out brawl.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]争论；争吵 An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement. [oft N with/between n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。

Altercation Word Nicer Noisy Argument People Fighting 英