The conflict between the two research teams over data interpretation delayed the publication of their findings.
两个研究团队在数据解读上的冲突推迟了他们的研究结果发表。
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The scientific paper's introduction reviews two prior studies that reached conflicting conclusions about a material's durability under stress, and the remainder of the paper describes a new experiment designed specifically to resolve that conflict.
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Which choice best defines “conflict”?
A — Fight or disagreement. “conflict” means fight or disagreement.
Which word means “fight or disagreement”?
B — conflict. “conflict” means fight or disagreement.
conflict — fight or disagreement. In Chinese: 冲突，矛盾.
conflict is pronounced /ˈkɒnflɪkt/.
The conflict between the two research teams over data interpretation delayed the publication of their findings. (两个研究团队在数据解读上的冲突推迟了他们的研究结果发表。)
clash, dispute, struggle — all close in meaning to conflict (fight or disagreement).
agreement, harmony — each the opposite of conflict (fight or disagreement).
Yes. conflict is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con(common)+flict(hit)