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 party split into petty factions.
  该党分裂成若干小派系。
• New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions
  旨在结束各竞争派别之间僵持局面的新提案已被提交。
• There, the west backed rebel factions, which then fragmented.
  西方曾在那里支持叛军派系，后来这些叛军分崩离析了。
• 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。
• No one previously aligned with Syria, the PLO, or the Moslem Lebanese factions would be acceptable.
  过去曾和叙利亚、巴解组织或黎巴嫩穆斯林各派站在一起的人都不成。
• There are three factions in total; players must decide which faction to join.
  游戏中一共有三个派系，玩家必须决定加入某一个派系。
• After three days of alarming violence between the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas says it's gaining ground.
  巴勒斯坦两大主要派别经过三天令人担忧的暴力斗争后，哈马斯称他们已有了获胜的希望。
• 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？
• There are some factions in the party.
  该党中又分为好几个派别。