1·The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute.
双方陷入了激烈的争论。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Negotiators failed to resolve the bitter dispute between the European community and the United states over cutting subsidies to farmers.
谈判者们没解决在欧盟和美国之间关于削减农民补助金的激烈争执。
3·The company assesses couples when they apply for the service, to make sure they are suitable for the process and not caught up in a bitter dispute.
该公司在收到这一服务的申请时会对提出申请的夫妇做一下评估，确保他们适合这种程序，不会产生激烈的争执。
4·Old and well-earned distrust of the government hangs over all efforts, and a bitter dispute between the two Indian tribes with members on the island has thwarted efforts to unite behind a plan.
这种不信任由来已久，也有情可原。岛上居民所属的两个印第安部落出现激烈争执，想让他们团结起来执行一个计划的诸多努力也都遭遇失败。
5·SPORADIC strikes by postmen over the past 16 weeks will turn into crippling nationwide action from October 22nd, if the two sides in a bitter dispute over working conditions and pay cannot get closer.
在过去的十六周中，只有零星的邮政工人罢工发生。如果处于激烈争吵中的劳资双方无法就工作条件和工资问题达成一定的共识的话，那么从十月22号开始，罢工将演变成一场影响深远的全国性运动。
6·The ruling follows a bitter boardroom dispute after other directors had approved the sale.
在俱乐部其他董事同意出卖后，该判决仍随即在董事会引起激烈争论。
7·EXAMPLE: Although some people were resentful, the court's judgment in the bitter property dispute was equitable, and ultimately everyone benefited from it.
尽管有些人愤愤不平，但法院对这些痛苦的房产争端案的判决是公平的，所有人都最终受益。
8·The feeling had been very strong on each side; the dispute was bitter, and the negotiations were confrontational and adversarial.
谈判双方情绪都很激烈：激烈的争论，谈判充满对抗性，双方互相敌视。
9·The design dispute is just one twist in a bitter and long-running patent fight between Apple and Samsung that began in 2011.
苹果和三星的专利之争从2011年开始，耗时漫长而且十分胶着，上述设计专利纠纷只是其中的一个片断。