单词 | collide |
释义 | collide (once / 612 pages) v It could be protons bouncing around in a particle accelerator, two cars failing to stop at an intersection, or the priorities of two people with very different goals. When things crash together, they collide. The verb collide has roots in the Latin word collidere, which comes from col- or “together” and laedere, “to strike or damage," like planes that collide in midair. Collide can also describe ideas that clash, such as expectations that collide with reality or radical views that collide with tradition. WORD FAMILYcollide: collided, collider, collides, colliding, collision+/collider: colliders/collision: collisions USAGE EXAMPLESNate Hutchinson said the unidentified man apparently collided with a tree Saturday within the bounds of the resort. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The State Patrol says Bob Greenlee was driving an SUV and attempting to pass another vehicle when he collided with Lucero’s sedan. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) The report says McKee was westbound on Highway 45 when he collided with a southbound truck that failed to yield at a stop sign. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1v crash together with violent impact The cars collided Syn|Hypo|Hyper clash smash collide or strike violently and suddenly shockcollide violently crash, ramundergo damage or destruction on impact collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike hit against; come into sudden contact with 2v be incompatible; be or come into conflict Syn|Hyper clash, jar conflict be in conflict 3v cause to collide The physicists collided the particles Hypo crash cause to crash wrapcrash into so as to coil around prangcrash ditchcrash or crash-land |
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