用法:
1 [U] (a) rubbing of one surface or thing against another 摩擦:
Friction between two sticks can create a fire. 两个棍棒相互摩擦能起火.
(b) resistance of one surface to another surface or substance that moves over it 摩擦力:
The force of friction affects the speed at which spacecraft can re-enter the earth's atmosphere. 摩擦力能影响航天器返回地球大气层的速度.

用法:
2 [U, C] disagreement or conflict between people or parties with different views 人或党派之间不同观点的矛盾或冲突:
There is a great deal of friction between the management and the work force. 劳资双方之间存在大量矛盾. *
conflicts and frictions that have still to be resolved 仍须解决的冲突和摩擦.

• the aged
• the Almighty
• the ancients
• the Antarctic
• the Antarctic Circle
• the Arctic
• the Arctic Circle
• the Ark of the Covenant
• the armed forces, the armed services
• the assured
• theatre-goer
• theatre-in-the-round
• theatre (US theater)
• theatre weapons
• theatrical
• theatrically
• theatricals
• the Authorized Version
• the beau monde
• the bereaved
• the Black Country
• the Black Death
• the Blessed
• the Blessed Sacrament
• the blind