collide
verb
kəˈlaɪd
verb
1
to
hit
something
or
someone
that
is
moving
in
a
different
direction
from
you
碰撞，相撞;
A
car
and
a
van
collided
on
the
motorway.
一辆汽车和一辆小型货车在高速公路上相撞了。
[+
with
]
I
ran
around
the
corner,
and
almost
collided
with
Mrs
Laurence.
我奔过转角处，差点和劳伦斯太太撞个满怀。
Two
trains
collided
head-on
(=when
they
were
moving
directly
towards
each
other)
.
两辆火车迎头相撞。
2
to
disagree
strongly
with
a
person
or
group,
especially
on
a
particular
subject
〔尤指在某一问题上〕冲突，抵触
[+
with
]
The
President
has
again
collided
with
Congress
over
his
budget
plans.
总统在预算计划上又一次与国会发生冲突。
3
if
two
very
different
ideas,
ways
of
thinking
etc
collide,
they
come
together
and
produce
an
interesting
result
〔不同的观念、想法等〕碰撞〔而产生有趣结果〕
Istanbul,
where
east
and
west
collide
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