Group 09
有关Disagreement“不一致”的词群
altercation
n. 争吵　
The teacher halted the altercation by separating the two opponents before they could come to blows.
老师在敌对的双方未互殴前拉开他们，阻止了争吵。
cleavage
n. 分歧　
Our party hopes to repair the cleavage in its ranks so that it may present a united front in the coming elections.
我们政党希望能补救各阶层间的分歧，以求即将来临的选举中呈现统一的阵线。
discord
n. 争论；不一致　 反：accord 协议, 一致
Billy budd put an end to the discord aboard the RIGHTS-OF-MAN. He was an excellent peacemaker.
比利·巴德结束人权号船上的争论，他是一位杰出的和事佬。
discrepancy
n. 不符合之处；矛盾
Eighty students came to the dance but only seventy-four tickets were collected at the door. Can you account for this discrepancy?
八十位学生参加舞会，但是门口只收到七十四张票，你能解释这不合之处吗？
friction
n. 摩擦　
At the budget hearing, there was considerable friction between the supporters and the opponents of higher taxes.
预算听讼上，增税赞成者与反对者之间有相当程度的摩擦。
litigation
n. 诉讼
Some business disputes can be settled out of court;others require litigation.
有些商业争端可以庭外和解，有些则需提出诉讼。
antagonize
vi. 对立　
The official antagonized the leader of his own party by accusing him of cowardice.
那官员遣责自己党内的领袖怯懦，而与之对立。
dissent
vi. 反对
The vote approving the amendment was far from unanimous;six members dissented.
赞同修正案的选票离全体一致的情形还远的很，有六个人反对。
embroil
vt. 卷入纷争
Motorists who disregard traffic regulations eventually become embroiled with the law.
忽视交通规则的摩托车骑士最后总会卷入法律纠纷。
estrange
vt. 疏远
A quarrel over an inheritance estranged the brothers for many years.
有关继承问题的争论使他们兄弟疏远了许多年。
wrangling
vi. 争吵
When I left, two neighbors were quarreling noisily. When I returned an hour later, they were still wrangling.
我离开的时候，两位邻居吵得正凶，我一小时后回去，他们还在吵。
irreconcilable
adj. 不能相容的；不能妥协的
It is doubtful whether anyone can make peace between the estranged partners; they have become irreconcilable.
是否有人能化解不和的股东们值得怀疑．股东们已经互不相容了。
at variance
adj. 冲突的；不和的　
Cynthia is an independent thinker, Her opinions are often at variance with those of the rest of the class.
辛西亚是一个独立的思考者，她的看法往往不同于班上其他人。