friction /'fnkjn; 'fnkfan/ n 1 [U] the rubbing of one thing against another, esp when this wastes energy. 摩擦。 2 [C, U] (instance of a) difference of opinion leading to argument and quarrelling: 不和; 沖突： political ~ between two countries; 兩國(guó)間政而上偽不和; ~(s) between parents and children. 父母與子女間之沖突。