collision

noun

/kəˈlɪʒn/

[countable, uncountable]Idioms

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an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other
- collision between A and B a collision between two trains
- collision with somebody/something Stewart was injured in a collision with another player.
- a head-on collision (= between two vehicles that are moving towards each other)
- a mid-air collision (= between two aircraft while they are flying)
- in collision with somebody/something His car was in collision with a motorbike.
- Wind and ice were blamed for the collision involving up to 12 vehicles.
Extra Examples
- I had a collision with a bus.
- She was injured in a collision.
- The car was in collision with a lorry.
- The collision occurred near the hospital.
- a head-on collision between two cars
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- serious
- multiple
- head-on
- …
verb + collision
- be involved in
- have
- avoid
- …
collision + verb
- happen
- occur
preposition
- in a/the collision
- in collision with
- collision between
- …
phrases
- be on a collision course with something
See full entry
(formal) a strong disagreement between two people or between ideas, opinions, etc. that are opposed to each other; the meeting of two things that are very different
- collision between A and B a collision between two opposing points of view
- collision of A and B In his work we see the collision of two different traditions.
Extra Examples
- The problem comes from a collision between two opposing points of view.
- Australian food is an exciting collision of native, Asian and European cuisines.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin collisio(n-), from Latin collidere ‘strike together’, from col- ‘together’ + laedere ‘to strike’.

Idioms

be on a collision course (with somebody/something)

to be in a situation that is almost certain to cause an argument
- I was on a collision course with my boss over the sales figures.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
to be moving in a direction in which it is likely that you will crash into somebody/something
- A giant iceberg was on a collision course with the ship.

单词	collision
释义	collision noun /kəˈlɪʒn/ /kəˈlɪʒn/ [countable, uncountable]Idioms jump to other results an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other collision between A and B a collision between two trains collision with somebody/something Stewart was injured in a collision with another player. a head-on collision (= between two vehicles that are moving towards each other) a mid-air collision (= between two aircraft while they are flying) in collision with somebody/something His car was in collision with a motorbike. Wind and ice were blamed for the collision involving up to 12 vehicles. Extra Examples I had a collision with a bus. She was injured in a collision. The car was in collision with a lorry. The collision occurred near the hospital. a head-on collision between two cars Topics Transport by car or lorryc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective serious multiple head-on … verb + collision be involved in have avoid … collision + verb happen occur preposition in a/the collision in collision with collision between … phrases be on a collision course with something See full entry (formal) a strong disagreement between two people or between ideas, opinions, etc. that are opposed to each other; the meeting of two things that are very different collision between A and B a collision between two opposing points of view collision of A and B In his work we see the collision of two different traditions. Extra Examples The problem comes from a collision between two opposing points of view. Australian food is an exciting collision of native, Asian and European cuisines. Topics Opinion and argumentc2 Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin collisio(n-), from Latin collidere ‘strike together’, from col- ‘together’ + laedere ‘to strike’. Idioms be on a collision course (with somebody/something) to be in a situation that is almost certain to cause an argument I was on a collision course with my boss over the sales figures. Topics Opinion and argumentc2 to be moving in a direction in which it is likely that you will crash into somebody/something A giant iceberg was on a collision course with the ship.
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