what happened? ffc M iff % — T A fa. 7 ft" %? o [VN
that]
It
has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week. T'bMSffF« 2 [VN]
~
sth | ~ sb (in sth) to make sb feel or believe sth even more strongly $11$ {0: The walk in the
mountains confirmed his fear of heights. fa faMAl7$lftfe §
BfaSilJSEo 3 [VN] to make a position, an agreement, etc. more definite or
official; to establish sb/sth firmly ftt/f ( SR {A ) ; 5$iA; IArT: After
a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed. *£ H AfaH Wft$/5, M$«IEft;|B ft SR o 0 He was confirmed as
captain for the rest of the season.
4
[VN] [usually passive] to make sb a full member of the Christian Church ( &£A ) «{§*l: She
was
baptized
when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen. MiS'tffclL, AHfa'M
con-f
irm-ation /.kDnfa’meiJ'n;
NAmE, kainfar'm-/ noun [U, C] 1 a statement,
letter, etc. that shows that sth is true, correct or definite iff ^; S$ iA 45 ;
iff 00 45: I'm
still waiting for confirmation of the test results. ft £q ^ W i§ 4$ 0 2a ceremony at
which a person becomes a full member of the Christian Church Mil; MUIL; 'IHitfL
3 a Jewish ceremony similar to a bar
mitzvah or bat mitzvah but
usually for young people over the age of 16 iMIL ( il'S'A 16 cA¥4£A
##WftC^ )
con-firmed
/
bachelor (= a man who is not likely to get married,
often used in newspapers to refer to a homosexual
man) )
con
fis cate /'kDnfiskeit;
NAmE 'ka:n-/ verb [VN] to officially
take sth away from sb, especially as a punishment ( Al^ftASSS ) IB---^Eft: Their land was
confiscated after the war. life Ifl W ± Jfc fa $ fs & itfC „ O
The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if
they kept using them in class.
►
con-fis-ca tion /.knnfTskeifn;
NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun [U, C]
con-flag-ra-tion
/.knnfla'greijn;
NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun (formal) a very large fire that
destroys a lot of land or buildings AAA; AA
con-fiate
/kan'fleit/
verb [VN] (formal) to put two or more
things together to make one new thing ftfa; # A; M ft ► con-fla-tion /kan'fleijn/ noun [U, C]
con
flict 0-w noun,
verb
noun /'knnflikt; NAmE 'ka:n-/ [C, U] ~
(between A and B)
|
~ (over sth) 1 a situation in which people, groups or countries are involved in
a serious disagreement or argument fa ^ ; ^; ;
a
conflict between two
cultures Aft W fa'A 0 The violence was the
result of political and ethnic conflicts. AilS&M
W (Ea ^ o 0 She found herself in conflict with her parents over
her future career. MAS g Bfa# A#^Ik WfafXtA 5£#ftfairftJ$o <> John often comes into
conflict with his boss. MII £5 # fa M W # IS A fa #• 0 The govern
ment has done nothing to resolve the conflict over
nurses’ pay. & Jft A % ft ft M J£ jfrfc ft? ftp ±I gf pSJ M0 I A W fa o
2 a violent situation or period of fighting between two countries (^t^f)fa3§;
/ft fa: armed/
military conflict ff^/^iffa^ 3a situation in which there are
opposing ideas, opinions, feelings or wishes; a situation in which it is
difficult to choose Iff M: W Jjf; fa—5ft: The story tells of a
classic conflict between love and duty.
f§0 0 Her diaiy was a record
of her inner conflict. MW 0 MlfafaW/Nf <, O Many of these ideas
appear
to be in conflict with each other.
A1$ 10S. f M o ilHWl conflict of 1
interest(s) a
situ
ation
in which there are two jobs, aims, roles, etc. and it is not possible for both
of them to be treated equally and fairly at the same time fijj& ( sftfa4l:
) faA: There
was a conflict of interest between his business dealings and his political
activities, M W M AfftA; Bft Mifa #fa#fa&fa£L
verb /kan’flikt/ [V] ~ (with
sth) if two ideas, beliefs,
stories,
etc. conflict,
it
is not possible for them to exist together or for them both to be true ( M #
& I! , fs W , ift A % \ fa % . Iff M 5X3 CLASH : conflicting
emotions/interestsAoyalties IgS/f Sf WSHHr / Mint / & ft o These results conflict
with earlier findings.
0 Reports conflicted on
how much of the aid was reaching the famine victims.
wjTmsAM,
con flict
ed /kan’fliktid/
adj. (especially NAmE) confused about what to
do or choose because you have strong but opposing feelings 0;[>SfaAMA$P#riiW
confluence /'knnfluans; NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun [usually sing.] 1 (technical AiHj the place where
two rivers flow together and become one ( MEW ) M'n&t, Ofc&t, j© & 2 (formal) the fact of two or more
things becoming one ( ^tnW ) IDo , MU, OS: a confluence of
social factors
con-form /kan'form; NAmE -'foirm/ verb [V] 1 ~ (to sth) to behave and think in
the same way as most other people in a group or society JI®AA flffiJS ( A^t^A^I±^ ) ; fi® E: There is considerable
pressure on teenagers to conform. ^gASAlJ^t^H^o o He refused to
conform to the local customs. liblg^feiljA^MWJxU#^ ® 0 2 ~ to/with sth to obey a rule, law,
etc. , M
fk, MIA (MM, ) 0aa COMPLY: The building
does not conform with safety regulations.
Wif Jo
3 ~ to
sth to
agree with or match sth |g
10#
o*; ch: It
did not conform to the usual stereotype of an industrial city. i^|P-'J^#MW X^[kMr^
con-formation
Aktmfor'meijn;
NAmE ,ka:nfo:r'm-/ noun [U, C] (formal) the way in which sth is
formed; the structure of sth, especially an animal Efc
m (
con-form-ist
/kan'foimist;
NAmE -'foirm-/ noun (often disapproving) a person who behaves and
thinks in the same way as most other people and who does not want to be
different J®
JA#;
MM#;
ffiM mm W A ► con-form-ist
adj. — see also nonconformist^)
con-form-ity
/kan'foimati;
NAmE -'foirm-/ noun [u] ~ (to/ with sth) (formal) behaviour or actions
that follow the accepted rules of society ( W')
j®/A,
iWl in con'formity with sth following the rules of
sth; conforming to sth iSM ( Ml'J ) ; ^
—*
Sc ) : regulations
that are in conformity with European law
con-found /kon'faund/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 to confuse and surprise
sb ET371 baffle-
The
sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. Jj£ 2 to prove sb/sth
wrong
iff. 00 • • • A : to confound expectations iff 00 S0M # ^ 0 She confounded her
critics and proved she could do the job. MM#mtti¥#W#&, iff0J g
3 (old-fashioned) to defeat an enemy ftr
S?^C,
St
( A ) naai con'found it/you! (old-fashioned) used to show that you
are angry about sth/with sb ( AXtw
M ) KitA; A$>W
con found
ed /kan'faundid/
adj. [only before noun]
(old- fashioned) used when describing sth to show that you
are annoyed ( ) i^^EW
con fra
ternity /,kDnfra't3initi;
NAmE
,ka:n-/ noun (pi. -ies) (formal) a group of people who
join together especially for a religious purpose or to help other people
con-front O-w /kan'frAnt/ verb [VN]
1 (of problems or a difficult situation |p] M ffi It) to appear and
need to be dealt with by sb $[-••
l[w
X: the
economic problems confronting the country 0 The government found
itself confronted by massive opposition.
iEScMAA! S
©jfiSJ'T-SS W S. Xt o 2 to deal with a problem
or difficult situation jctS, ft? A ( Mggffitk ) 5X3 face
up to
She knew that she had to confront her fears. MA S. 00M |] 3 # M % IS tH »0 So 3 to face sb so that they cannot
avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous
situation ®/| : A Iff; -%'( ^