collide
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++col·lide /kəˈlaɪd/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1 HIT/BUMP INTOto hit something or someone that is moving in a different direction from you 碰撞，相撞 → collision A car and a van collided on the motorway. 一辆汽车和一辆小型货车在高速公路上相撞了。collide with I ran around the corner, and almost collided with Mrs Laurence. 我奔过转角处，差点和劳伦斯太太撞个满怀。 Two trains collided head-on (=when they were moving directly towards each other). 两辆火车迎头相撞。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say run into rather than collide with: 在日常英语中，人们一般说run into，而不说collide withHer car ran into the back of a truck. 她的汽车撞到了一辆卡车的尾部。2 ARGUEto disagree strongly with a person or group, especially on a particular subject 〔尤指在某一问题上〕冲突，抵触collide with The president has again collided with Congress over his budget plans. 总统在预算计划上又一次与国会发生冲突。3 if two very different ideas, ways of thinking etc collide, they come together and produce an interesting result 〔不同的观念、想法等〕碰撞〔而产生有趣结果〕 Istanbul, where East and West collide. 伊斯坦布尔，东西方文化交会的地方→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
collide• The two players collided and Jordan fell to the floor.• But that image collided head-on with life last month.• They were politely kind to each other, as people always are whose ambitions temporary collide in public.• Four or five cars had collided in the fog.• What was happening, and why did the super-powers collide just here and just now?• When the plates of land that form the earth collide or slide past each other, earthquakes result.• Barker and Mason collided while going for the ball.• For no apparent reason he had collided with a car coming in the opposite direction, killing the other driver instantly.• The transport helicopter he was in collided with another and crashed.• This requires that the machine be placed on a surface such that the tray is not constantly collided with by passers by.• All of the Amor asteroids cross the orbit of Mars and could collide with it.• Duvall lashed backwards, but Jimmy had leapt to his feet, colliding with one of the hessian screens.• The human desire for certainty collides with our love of enigma.• I backed out of the door and promptly collided with someone. 'I'm sorry, ' I said.collided head-on• Shortly after the £5 million junction was opened, two trains collided head-on killing four people and injuring 22.• A pickup truck collided head-on with a car.• The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.• But that image collided head-on with life last month.Origin collide (1600-1700) Latin collidere, from com- ( → COM-) + laedere “to injure by hitting”col·lide verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
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collide
col‧lide /kəˈlaɪd/
verb [intransitive]
A car and a van collided on the motorway.
collide with
I ran around the corner, and almost collided with Mrs Laurence.
Two trains collided head-on (=when they were moving directly towards each other).
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say run into rather than collide with:
▪Her car ran into the back of a truck.
2. to disagree strongly with a person or group, especially on a particular subject
collide with
The President has again collided with Congress over his budget plans.
3. if two very different ideas, ways of thinking etc collide, they come together and produce an interesting result:
Istanbul, where East and West collide.
▪ crash verb [intransitive and transitive] to hit another vehicle, a tree, the ground etc, with a lot of force, causing a lot of damage: The plane crashed a kilometre from the runway. | He was scared I’d crash his car. | The car crashed into a tree.
▪hit verb [transitive] to move into something quickly and with force: He wasn’t paying attention, and almost hit another car. | The car hit a lamppost.
▪collide verb [intransitive] if two cars, trains, planes etc collide, they hit each other, especially when they are moving in opposite directions: The two planes collided in mid-air. | An express train collided with a freight train in the morning rush hour.
▪run into something phrasal verb [transitive] to hit a vehicle or object that is directly in front of you, especially because you are not paying attention: He ran into the car in front while he was talking on his mobile phone.
▪smash into something phrasal verb [transitive] to crash into something, causing a great amount of damage: An army helicopter smashed into the side of the mountain.
▪plough into British English, plow into American English phrasal verb [transitive] to crash into something with a lot of force, especially when your vehicle continues moving afterwards: The bus went out of control and ploughed into a line of traffic.
▪ram verb [transitive] to deliberately hit another boat or vehicle very hard, especially when it is not moving: The ship had been rammed by a submarine. | The gunmen tried to ram the police car.
col‧lide /kəˈlaɪd/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: collidere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + laedere 'to injure by hitting'
1. to hit something or someone that is moving in a different direction from you ⇨ collision:Language: Latin
Origin: collidere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + laedere 'to injure by hitting'
collide with
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say run into rather than collide with:
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2. to disagree strongly with a person or group, especially on a particular subject
collide with
3. if two very different ideas, ways of thinking etc collide, they come together and produce an interesting result:
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crash ( to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do thisrather
指（使）物体或交通工具碰撞或撞击 ：◆ I was terrified that the plane would crash. 我很害怕飞机会失事。 slam (sth) into/against sb/sth to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this 指（使）重重地撞上 ：◆ The car skidded and slammed into a tree. 汽车打滑，砰的一声撞到树上。 collide ( (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into sb/sth elserather
指交通工具或人碰撞、相撞或撞上 ：◆ The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。 smash ( to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this; to crash a carrather
指（使）猛烈撞击、猛烈碰撞或撞车 ：◆ Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window. 飙车抢劫者驾着偷来的汽车撞破商店橱窗。
crash, slam or smash? 用 crash、slam 还是 smash？
wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing 指使交通工具彻底毁坏
Patterns
two vehicles crash/collidetwo vehicles crash/slam/smashinto each other to crash/smash/wreck a car