collisions

IPA/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/
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collisions — noun

  • collisionssingular
  • collisionsesplural

1. accidents in which one vehicle runs into another hard enough to cause damage or

1.名詞B2
釋義

accidents in which one vehicle runs into another hard enough to cause damage or injuries.

例句

Two collisions on the bridge blocked buses before the morning school run.

collisions on + road/location

Police linked the icy roads to three collisions involving trucks near Taichung Port.

link + collisions to + cause

同義詞
  • crashes

    the everyday word, especially in speech and news

  • wrecks

    stresses the damaged result more than the moment of impact

  • pile-ups

    used when several vehicles become involved in one chain accident

文法句型

collisions between + vehicles

rear-end/head-on collisions

用法筆記

Usually talks about road traffic events and often appears in news, police, or insurance contexts. Unlike sense 3, this sense points to vehicle accidents rather than any hard impact between moving things.

常見錯誤

❌The picture frame made a collision with the shelf.
✅The picture frame hit the shelf.
💡use this sense for moving vehicles in an accident, not for ordinary contact between objects.
❌The cars almost had collisions on the wet road.
✅The cars almost collided on the wet road.
💡'collisions' names the accidents themselves, not a near miss that did not happen.

2. serious disagreements in which ideas, aims, or personalities push against each o

2.名詞C1
釋義

serious disagreements in which ideas, aims, or personalities push against each other.

例句

Frequent collisions between the design team and finance staff slowed the project.

collisions between + groups

The novel shows collisions between village customs and city ambitions in one family.

同義詞
  • clashes

    more vivid and slightly more common in everyday reporting

  • conflicts

    broader and often longer-lasting than one sharp collision

  • frictions

    suggests lower-level tension rather than open disagreement

反義詞
  • agreement

    focuses on shared views instead of opposition

  • harmony

    adds the idea of smooth relations

文法句型

collisions between + groups

collisions of + opinions/interests/values

用法筆記

Often appears in formal writing about politics, culture, or workplace arguments. Distinguish it from sense 1 by the abstract nouns around it, and from sense 3 by the lack of any real physical blow.

常見錯誤

❌The two ministers had a collision in the parking lot over the budget.
✅The two ministers had a collision of views over the budget.
💡when the problem is an argument, show the clash of ideas, not a real crash.
❌There were collisions of opinion between the buses.
✅There were collisions between the buses.
💡use this figurative sense for people, plans, values, or interests, not vehicles.

3. times when moving people or objects strike something else with great force.

3.名詞C1
釋義

times when moving people or objects strike something else with great force.

例句

Aarav wore a mouth guard because hard collisions are common in rugby practice.

collisions are common in + activity

The lab camera recorded tiny collisions between hailstones inside the freezing chamber.

collisions between + moving objects

同義詞
  • impacts

    focuses on the force of contact more than the whole event

  • blows

    often used when the hit is shorter and more direct

  • strikes

    useful when one moving thing hits a surface or target

文法句型

collisions with + wall/player/rock

collisions between + moving objects

用法筆記

Covers visible physical impacts in sport or everyday events. Unlike sense 1, it is not limited to road accidents, and unlike sense 4, it is not a technical term from physics.

常見錯誤

❌The two departments had head collisions over the schedule.
✅The two departments had sharp collisions over the schedule.
💡use this sense for real physical impact, not for arguments.
❌The bus collisions in the snow injured twelve people.
✅The bus accidents in the snow injured twelve people.
💡when you mean traffic accidents specifically, sense 1 is usually the better choice.

4. brief physics events where particles or other small bodies meet and exchange ene

4.名詞C2
釋義

brief physics events where particles or other small bodies meet and exchange energy.

例句

Researchers studied collisions between atoms to measure how heat moved through the gas.

collisions between + atoms

At the lab, Yuna tracked collisions of fast particles inside the ring.

collisions of + particles

同義詞
  • interactions

    broader scientific term that includes contact and other effects

  • encounters

    neutral description for particles meeting in a system

文法句型

collisions between + atoms/particles

high-energy collisions

用法筆記

Used in scientific writing, especially physics and chemistry. The nearby nouns usually name particles, atoms, molecules, or beams rather than cars, people, or teams.

常見錯誤

❌The cyclist suffered a particle collision with a bus.
✅The cyclist was in a collision with a bus.
💡this sense belongs to scientific contexts with very small bodies, not ordinary accidents.
❌The meeting ended in several particle collisions of opinion.
✅The meeting ended in several sharp collisions of opinion.
💡do not use the physics sense for abstract disagreement.