【突破英文词汇】有关disagreement“不一致”的词汇(2/2)

1. antagonize /æn'tæɡənaɪz/ vt. 对立

The official antagonized the leader of his own party by accusing him of cowardice¹.

那位官员谴责自己党内的领导人怯懦，与他产生敌对。

2. dissent² /dɪ'sent/ vi. 反对

The vote approving the amendment³ was far from unanimous; six members dissented⁴.

赞同修正案的选票离全体一致还差得很，有六个人反对。

3. embroil⁵ /ɪm'brɔɪl/ vt. 使卷入纠纷

Motorists who disregard traffic regulations eventually become embroiled⁶ with the law.

忽视交通规则的摩托车最后总会卷入法律纠纷。

4. estrange⁷ /ɪs'treɪndʒ/ vt. 疏远

A quarrel over an inheritance estranged⁸ 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。

5. wrangle⁹ /'ræŋɡl/ vi. 争吵

When I left, tw  o neighbors were quarreling noisily. When I returned an hour later, they were still wrangling¹⁰.

我离开的时候，两位邻居吵得正凶，我一小时回去后，他们还在吵。

6. irreconcilable¹¹ /ɪˈrekənsaɪləbl/ 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。

7. at variance¹² /æt ˈveəri:əns/ 冲突的；不符合的

Cynthia is an in dependent thinker. Her opinions are often at variance with those of the rest of the class.

辛西娅是一个善于独立思考的人，她的看法往往不同于班上的其他人。 

1 cowardice   

n.胆小，怯懦

参考例句：

• His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。

2 dissent   

n./v.不同意，持异议

参考例句：

• It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
• He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。

3 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

4 dissented   

不同意，持异议( dissent的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We dissented from the decision. 对那项决定我们表示了不同意见。
• He dissented and questioned the justice of the award. 他提出质问，说裁判不公允。

5 embroil   

vt.拖累；牵连；使复杂

参考例句：

• I was reluctant to embroil myself in his problems.我不愿意卷入到他的问题中去。
• Please do not embroil me in your squabbles.请别把我牵连进你们的纠纷里。

6 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 estrange   

v.使疏远，离间，使离开

参考例句：

• His behaviour estrange him from his brother.他的行为使他与哥哥疏远了。
• Madeleine was not trying to estrange her from the Herzogs.马德琳无意要使她和赫索格家的人疏远。

8 estranged   

adj.疏远的，分离的

参考例句：

• He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。
• The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。

9 wrangle   

vi.争吵

参考例句：

• I don't want to get into a wrangle with the committee.我不想同委员会发生争执。
• The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了。

10 wrangling   

v.争吵，争论，口角( wrangle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems. 双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。 来自辞典例句
• The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新玩具（互相）争吵。 来自辞典例句

11 irreconcilable   

adj.（指人）难和解的，势不两立的

参考例句：

• These practices are irreconcilable with the law of the Church.这种做法与教规是相悖的。
• These old concepts are irreconcilable with modern life.这些陈旧的观念与现代生活格格不入。

12 variance   

n.矛盾，不同

参考例句：

• The question of woman suffrage sets them at variance. 妇女参政的问题使他们发生争执。
• It is unnatural for brothers to be at variance. 兄弟之间不睦是不近人情的。