bump, clash, collide, conflict

名詞 conflict:

1. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
   同義詞：struggle, battle
2. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
3. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
   同義詞：battle, fight, engagement
4. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
5. an incompatibility of dates or events
6. opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
7. a disagreement or argument about something important
   同義詞：dispute, difference, difference of opinion

動(dòng)詞 conflict:

1. be in conflict
2. go against, as of rules and laws
   同義詞：run afoul, infringe, contravene

1. Something is bound to happen one way or another to end the conflict or solve the problem.
   事情一定以某種方式發(fā)生以結(jié)束沖突或解決難題。
2. There has always been some conflict between the sexes.
   兩性之間從來(lái)就有矛盾。
3. If so, your points of view are bound to conflict with his.
   如果這樣的話，你的觀點(diǎn)一定會(huì)和他的起沖突。
4. The long drawn-out conflict between the employers and workers led to the strike last week.
   勞資之間曠日持久的糾紛導(dǎo)致了上周的罷工。

con.flict

n.（名詞）
A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)：公開(kāi)的長(zhǎng)期的戰(zhàn)斗的狀態(tài)；戰(zhàn)役或戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)
A state of disharmony between incompatible or antithetical persons, ideas, or interests; a clash.
沖突：不相容或持不同見(jiàn)解的人思想或興趣之間的矛盾；沖突
Psychology A psychic struggle, often unconscious, resulting from the opposition or simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive impulses, desires, or tendencies.
【心理學(xué)】 心理掙扎：通常是潛意識(shí)的心理沖突，是由互相排斥的情感、欲望或傾向?qū)α⒒蛲瑫r(shí)起作用而引起的
Opposition between characters or forces in a work of drama or fiction, especially opposition that motivates or shapes the action of the plot.
沖突：戲劇或小說(shuō)中人物或勢(shì)力間的對(duì)立，尤指推動(dòng)或影響故事情節(jié)的矛盾沖突
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
con.flict.ed,con.flict.ing,con.flicts[k…n-flkt.]
To be in or come into opposition; differ.
對(duì)立或形成對(duì)立；不同
Archaic To engage in warfare.
【古語(yǔ)】 參加戰(zhàn)斗

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Latin cônfloctus [collision] [from past participle of] cônflogere [to strike together]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) cônfloctus [沖撞] [] 源自cônflogere的過(guò)去分詞 [一起斗爭(zhēng)]
com- [com-]
com- [前綴，表.一起.]
flogere [to strike]
flogere [打擊]

【引伸】
conflic.tion
n.（名詞）
conflic.tive
adj.（形容詞）
conflic.tual
<參考詞匯><同義詞>conflict,contest,combat,fight,affrayThese nouns denote struggle between opposing forces for victory or supremacy.
這些名詞都是指兩個(gè)對(duì)立勢(shì)力為了取得勝利或優(yōu)勢(shì)而進(jìn)行的爭(zhēng)斗。
Conflict applies both to open fighting between hostile groups and to a struggle, often an inner struggle, between antithetical forces:
Conflict 用于指敵對(duì)組織的公開(kāi)的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)或?qū)α?shì)力間的內(nèi)部斗爭(zhēng)：
例句：
.Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts.Life itself still remains a very effective therapist. (Karen Horney).
.幸運(yùn)的是分析并不是解決內(nèi)部沖突的唯一方法，生活本身就是一種非常好的治療方法. （卡倫·赫尼）。

Contest can refer either to friendly competition or to a hostile struggle to achieve an objective:
Contest 可以指友好的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)也可以指帶有敵意的斗爭(zhēng)：
例句：
an archery contest;
箭術(shù)比賽；

例句：
a spelling contest;
拼寫(xiě)比賽；

例句：
the gubernatorial contest.
當(dāng)權(quán)者的斗爭(zhēng)。

Combat most commonly implies an encounter between two armed persons or groups:
Combat 通常指兩個(gè)人或軍隊(duì)之間的遭遇戰(zhàn)：
例句：
.Alexander had appeared to him, armed for combat. (Connop Thirlwall).
.亞歷山大大帝全副武裝的出現(xiàn)在他面前. （康諾樸·塞沃爾）。

Fight usually refers to a clash, physical or figurative,involving individual adversaries:
Fight 通常指身體的或象征性的沖突，包括指?jìng)€(gè)人的不幸：
例句：
A fight was scheduled between the world boxing champion and the challenger.
世界拳擊冠軍和挑戰(zhàn)者之間將有一場(chǎng)比賽。

例句：
.There is nothing I love as much as a good fight. (Franklin D. Roosevelt).
.我最喜歡的就是一場(chǎng)漂亮的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng). （富蘭克林·D·羅斯福）。

Affray suggests a public fight or brawl:
Affray 指一場(chǎng)公開(kāi)的戰(zhàn)斗或打架：
例句：
.Yet still the poachers came . . . for affrays in woods and on moors with liveried armies of keepers. (Patricia Morison).See also Synonyms at discord
.仍有侵入者…不斷到樹(shù)林和荒野中對(duì)身著制服的守衛(wèi)軍隊(duì)騷擾挑釁. （帕特里夏·莫里森）參見(jiàn)同義詞 discord