| 单词 | feud |
| 释义 | feud (once / 926 pages) nv A feud is a long-standing fight, often between two families. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare describes the lovers' long-feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues. Feuds do not have to be violent—what characterizes them is long-standing hostility. Ethnic groups can sometimes be said to be feuding. Kids in school who refuse to sit at the same lunch table over a period of years could describe their relationship as a feud. WORD FAMILYfeud: feuded, feuding, feuds USAGE EXAMPLESIn North Carolina, lawmakers continue to feud over whether to repeal its transgender bathroom law nine months after they passed it. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Though both countries are nominally peaceful democracies, political feuds and ethnic and religious discrimination are widely cited as factors motivating some citizens to flee. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) “I was born in 1986, so I lived through the biggest Camorra feud in my neighbourhood,” he recalls. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a bitter quarrel between two parties Hypo|Hyper blood feud, vendetta a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other battle, conflict, struggle an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) 2v carry out a feud The two professors have been feuding for years Hyper contend, fight, struggle be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight |
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