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  4. at loggerheads

at loggerheads

/æt ˈlɒɡəhedz/◆成语
矛盾不合

The two political parties have been at loggerheads over the new tax bill for months.

这两个政党在新税法问题上已经矛盾不合好几个月了。


◆ 真正含义
因根本分歧而无法合作或达成共识的状态,强调冲突的激烈与持久。
¶ 字面意思
字面上指两个熔炉工具(loggerheads)互相敲击头部,象征直接对抗。
字面拆解
at在...位置或状态+loggerheads一种熔炉工具的头部(用于熔化金属)
◇ 意境
想象两个工人因愤怒用沉重的金属工具互相敲击头部,场面激烈且无法调和。
◈ 使用场景
两个公司高管因收购价格争执不下,多次会议均无法达成协议,媒体报道称他们"at loggerheads"。
◉ 文化注释
源于17世纪英国工业社会,反映当时工人阶层因劳资矛盾产生的激烈冲突。现代用法保留了原义的暴力隐喻,但已泛化为任何严重分歧的场景。
正式

因严重分歧而无法达成一致或合作

The management and the union are at loggerheads over the new contract terms.

资方和工会在新合同条款上存在严重分歧。

The siblings were at loggerheads about how to divide the inheritance.

兄弟姐妹们在如何分配遗产的问题上争执不下。

常用于描述人际关系、团体间或组织间的深度冲突,强调无法妥协的状态。

搭配

be at loggerheads with与...矛盾不合

同义词

in conflictat oddsin disputeat each other's throats

反义词

in agreementon the same pagein harmony

相关短语

at odds with短语
与...不一致或有分歧
in dispute短语
处于争议或冲突中

专业提示

如何记忆

将loggerheads想象成两个工人用熔炉工具(loggerheads)互相敲击头部,象征激烈冲突。

黄金法则

使用场景

仅用于描述严重分歧导致的长期对立,如政治党派、商业谈判或家庭纠纷。避免用于日常小争执。

词源

源于17世纪英语,loggerheads原指一种用于熔化金属的铁罐(head of a logger,一种熔炉工具),两个熔炉工人若因意见不合争吵,会互相用铁罐敲击对方头部。后引申为激烈冲突或严重分歧。

用法说明

通常用于正式场合,强调无法通过协商解决的深层矛盾。不适用于轻微争执或误会。

单词拆解

at
在...状态
preposition
+
loggerheads
矛盾冲突
noun
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