1. antagonize /æn'tæɡənaɪz/ vt. 对立

The official antagonized the leader of his own party by accusing him of cowardice.

那位官员谴责自己党内的领导人怯懦，与他产生敌对。

2. dissent /dɪ'sent/ vi. 反对

The vote approving the amendment was far from unanimous; six members dissented.

赞同修正案的选票离全体一致还差得很，有六个人反对。

3. embroil /ɪm'brɔɪl/ vt. 使卷入纠纷

Motorists who disregard traffic regulations eventually become embroiled with the law.

忽视交通规则的摩托车最后总会卷入法律纠纷。

4. estrange /ɪs'treɪndʒ/ vt. 疏远

A quarrel over an inheritance estranged the brothers for many years.

有关继承问题的争论使他们兄弟疏远了许多年。

5. wrangle /'ræŋɡl/ vi. 争吵

When I left, tw  o neighbors were quarreling noisily. When I returned an hour later, they were still wrangling.

我离开的时候，两位邻居吵得正凶，我一小时回去后，他们还在吵。

6. irreconcilable /ɪˈrekənsaɪləbl/ adj. 不能相容的；不能妥协的

It is doubtful whether anyone can make peace between the estranged partners; they have become irreconcilable.

是否有人能化解不和的股东们值得怀疑；股东们已经互不相容了。

7. at variance /æt ˈveəri:əns/ 冲突的；不符合的

Cynthia is an in dependent thinker. Her opinions are often at variance with those of the rest of the class.

辛西娅是一个善于独立思考的人，她的看法往往不同于班上的其他人。