factions

英 [ˈfækʃənz]

美 [ˈfækʃənz]

n.  (大团体中的)派系，派别，小集团; 派系斗争; 内讧; 纪实与虚构相结合的电影(或书等)
faction的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (大团体中的)派系，派别，小集团
  Afactionis an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas.
  1. A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
     该国各敌对派系领导人将签署和平协议。
• N-UNCOUNT 派系之争;内讧
  Factionis also used to describe argument and disagreement within a group of people.
  1. Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.
     派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。

双语例句

• It is almost impossible for the prime minister to stand above the factions. He always seems in hock to one or another.
  总理想要不受各派系的影响几乎是不可能的。他好像总是为某一派所牵制。
• The warring factions have not yet turned in all their heavy weapons.
  敌对双方尚未将其重型武器悉数上缴。
• The party split into petty factions.
  该党分裂成若干小派系。
• Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate
  一些人指责甘地试图安抚两派选民。
• Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.
  官员们预计各个毒品团伙头目之间的对抗可能会引发一场全面的冲突。
• Both factions have broadly agreed that the UN plan is a possible basis for negotiation.
  双方大致同意联合国的计划可能成为谈判的基础。
• Thinking of an urban hell-hole ravaged by warring factions?
  这让你想到了被派别斗争摧毁了的城市地狱？
• A group of smaller Palestinian factions signed the unity agreement in Cairo Tuesday.
  星期二，一些比较小的巴勒斯坦派系签署了团结协议。
• Both factions accused each other of using the organization as a Trojan horse to advance their causes.
  两派都相互指责对方利用该组织作幌子以发展各自的事业。
• All the factions intrigued against each other, resorting to deception and fraud.
  各派勾心斗角，尔虞我诈。