|J 7, fj H, ft1:          Clashes broke out between police

and demonstrators. 1sCr note at FIGHT

►                                                ARGUMENT 7      2 ~ (with sb) (over sth) | ~ (between A

and B) (over sth) an argument between two people or groups of people who have different beliefs and ideas #■ i£; ®       conflict : a head-on clash

between the two leaders over education policy

►                                                DIFFERENCE ^ #3 the difference that exists between two things that are opposed to each other H #ij ;

^ # ; jfi$ FWfl conflict :      a clash of interests/

opinions/cultures f ij ^    ^; it id ft J&; 3t ® H # 0 a

personality clash with the boss o'

►                                                OF TWO EVENTS M ® ® 4 a situation in which two

events happen at the same time so that you cannot go to or see them both ( B||a]±l$ )     7J!r: a clash

in the timetable/schedule

►                                                OF COLOURS M [<± 5 the situation when two colours, designs, etc. look ugly when they are put together 71A

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►                                                LOUD NOISE A 6 a loud noise made by two metal objects being hit together ( 711 (ft ) IS® A*: a clash of cymbals/swords ®##(ft®i7 &Kft8®®

►                                                IN SPORT WfV&ij] 7 (used in newspapers, about sports

an occasion when two teams or players compete against each other 3c#; 35 fctH : Bayern's clash with Roma in the European

cup

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►                                                FIGHT/COMPETE |J -( : ft # 1 [V] ~ (with sb) to come

together and fight or compete in a contest |I 7 ; 7 $£-, tb#: The two sets of supporters clashed outside the stadium.      TT^0 o The two

teams clash in tomorrow’s final 3AM AIA# ® 0JX (ft S

o

►                                                ARGUE ft- i 2 [V] ~ (with sb) (over/on sth) to argue or

disagree seriously with sb about sth, and to show this in public (         ) 7i&, $$i&, The leaders

clashed with party members on the issue,     Aril

^M®&7l«lM7®£7®'J&o 0 The leaders and members clashed on the issue. |£|ftfflTM(ftJAM®;&7

►                                                BE DIFFERENT A® 3 [V] ~ (with sth) (of beliefs, ideas or

personalities ff       to be very different and

opposed to each other M 7 |s]; 7 IS # ; IS M : His left-wing views clashed with his father’s politics. #,

ohis views

and his father’s clashed. Ilk XI & ^ #, A ® M & IS M Mo O They have clashing personalities. IMJftj7i4iM£l |0#O

►                                                OF TWO EVENTS |AfM< 4 [V] ~ (with sth) (of events tS^j)

to happen at the same time so that you cannot go to or see them both ( N" |a] A ) |g 7 37 IS 7 IS:       Unfortu­

nately your party clashes with a wedding I’m going to.

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0 There are two good movies on TV tonight, but they

clash, «®biih!^#£0

►                                                OF COLOURS I’M ft 5 [V] ~ (with sth) (of colours, patterns

or styles M & > ® M ^ M f&) to look ugly when put together 7 iJf ; 7 |H ill; 71& @5 :   The wallpaper

clashes with the carpet.   &ft(ftfe®7l!j'i]°lo 0 The

wallpaper and the carpet clash. ij| ££$ It! M % (ft;fe %% mio

►                                                MAKE LOUD NOISE A ,f, A 7 6 ~ (sth) (together) to hit together and make a loud ringing noise; to make two metal objects do this ( ® ) ]i® ® E AftJH|Rl7; ( ® ) A Pgp f| Pfn]: [V] The long blades clashed together. ®7JI@ ®^Mf^P|Rlo 0 [VN] She clashed the cymbals. ifeAnfip—^

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clasp /klaisp; NAmEklsesp/ verb, noun

m verb [VN] 1 to hold sth tightly in your hand H M; M M; MM: He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together.          film , $®7®35lti&MIi#o 0 They

clasped hands (= held each other’s hands). MC1ISSM IS It Xl A ft) ®o 01 stood there, clasping the door handle.

M, MiHWHlE®,, o note at hold 2 to hold sb/sth tightly with your arms around them K& JM; MM MM: She clasped the children in her arms. MlEf£7M

M M It ® 7 M „ o He clasped her to him. M M M Ufa iiiio 3 to fasten sth with a clasp InM; In®; |P7: She clasped the bracelet around her wrist. MIC®

8§iU®Mfn®o

• noun 1 [C] a device that fastens sth, such as a bag or the ends of a belt or a piece of jewellery ( ft) ) |gfn, iPi^: the clasp of a necklace/handbag J3H& lP£ls ®^^lP — picture o jewellery 2 [sing.] a tight hold with your hand or in your arms M ii ; M IS ; 'MM: He took her hand in his firm warm clasp. 0g(ft®MM3i®MftJ®o

Class (Hr /kla: s; NAmE klaes/ noun, verb, adj.

mnoun

►                                                IN EDUCATION |i( U' 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of students

who are taught together M ;      MM:  We were in the

same class at school.      o 0 She is the

youngest in her class.     o He came top

of the class. M ® ^ $E ^ M lu ® o o The whole class was/were told to stay behind after school. ® M ® fit ^ fs $ T o 2 [C, U] an occasion when a group of students meets to be taught ±iM H23lesson: I was late for a class. ®;±if   o See me after class.

Ti$]fj5|5 jiiLflc0 0 She works hard in class (= during the class). M®    ^3 ® 5bo O I have a history class at

9 o’clock. & 9       3 [C] (also classes [pi.]) a

series of classes on a particular subject ( M @        )

® if 0Qd course :        I’ve    been   taking classes in

pottery. % — M ® ± W S PI ® ® if    o        0 Are you still

doing your French evening class?

(% ?   4 [C+sing./pl. v.] (especially NAmE) a group of

students who finish their studies at school, college or university in a particular year   the class of

2002 * 2002

►                                                IN SOCIETY it £ 5 [C+sing./pl. v.] one of the groups of

people in a society that are thought of as being at the same social or economic level |$fr |g. ; [A M :        the

working/middle/upper class XA / ®® / ±H$0 The party tries to appeal to all classes of society.

^ A1R ^ I i±£ # Rfl M A ± o o the professional classes ® ik ii M 6 [U] the way that people are divided into different social and economic groups |± ^ % & : differences of class, race or gender

0 the class system  0 a society in which

class is more important than ability

►                                                GROUP OF PEOPLE/ANIMALS K /A)7 [C] a group of

people, animals or things that have similar charac­teristics or qualities # ^^>1; ^ B.:     It was good

accommodation for a hotel of this class.

O different classes of drugs      0 Dickens was in a different

class from (= was much better than) most of his contemporaries.

„ o As a jazz singer she’s in a class of her own (= better than most others). ® m ± ifc Ifc®, M It A ^ ® fee — see also first-class, high-class,

LOW-CLASS, SECOND-CLASS

►                                                 SKILL/STYLE Jrj;          8 [U] an elegant quality or a high

level of skill that is impressive  j^^g: she

has class all right—she looks like a model.

H, #±®f|!ll#JL—Wo 0 There’s a real touch of class about this team.

►                                                IN TRAIN/PLANE A J\- ;          ^ 111 9 [C] (especially in

compounds A® 7®/AS o'is]) each of several different levels of comfort that are available to travellers in a plane, etc. ^HU: He always travels business class. Ilk ^ Jl X A ® M lik It c 0 The first-class compart­ment is situated at the front of the train.

—see also economy class syndrome,

SECOND-CLASS, THIRD-CLASS, TOURIST CLASS

►                                                OF UNIVERSITY DEGREE A 7 V- fv 10 [C] (especially in compounds A ® 7 /A % 'o is]) one of the levels of achievement in a British university degree exam (

a first-/second-/third-class degree

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BIOLOGY ® #J 7 11 [c] a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided,