contradiction contradict contradictory tension contradictious
Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment.
海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。
—— 柯林斯例句Global ecological efforts can easily be at odds with local ecologies.
全球性生态保护工作很可能会和地方生态系统存在矛盾。
—— 柯林斯例句The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.
组织内部严重失和反映出矛盾日趋升级。
—— 柯林斯例句There are conflicting reports about the identity of the hostage.
有关人质身份的报道相互矛盾。
—— 柯林斯例句Ethnic tensions are an old problem here.
种族矛盾是该地区由来已久的问题。
—— 柯林斯例句