conflict 作名词（CONflict）是「冲突/矛盾」，可以是武装冲突（armed conflict）、利益冲突（conflict of interest）或内心矛盾（inner conflict）；作动词（conFLICT）是「与……相抵触/矛盾」（conflict with = 与……相矛盾）。名词用法最为高频——come into conflict with = 与……发生冲突；resolve a conflict = 解决冲突；conflict of interest = 利益冲突（高频固定短语）。
释义
1
n.冲突；矛盾；争端
The conflict between the two countries lasted for over a decade.
两国之间的冲突持续了十余年。
2
n.内心矛盾；利益冲突
She felt an inner conflict between her career ambitions and family responsibilities.
她内心在事业抱负与家庭责任之间感到矛盾。
3
v.与……相抵触；相矛盾（conflict with）
The new policy conflicts with existing environmental regulations.
新政策与现行环境法规相抵触。
语感
conflict of interest = 利益冲突——是法律、商业、议论文的高频固定短语
冲突（名）矛盾（名）与……相抵触（动）
三类冲突：①武装/社会冲突（armed conflict / ethnic conflict）；②利益/价值观冲突（conflict of interest / conflict between A and B）；③逻辑矛盾（two statements conflict with each other = 两个陈述相互矛盾）。高频搭配：come into conflict with（与……产生冲突）；resolve / manage a conflict（解决/处理冲突）；be in conflict with（与……相冲突，静态描述）。
陷阱
⚠️conflict 重音区分
Her values conFLICT with the company's culture, causing a major CONflict.
✗
两个都念 CONflict
✓
名词 CONflict（重音前）= 冲突/矛盾；动词 conFLICT（重音后）= 与……相抵触
她的价值观与公司文化相抵触，造成了重大冲突。
⚠️conflict of interest vs conflict of interests
The judge was asked to step down due to a conflict of interest.
✗
应该是 conflict of interests（复数）
✓
conflict of interest 是固定短语，interest 不加 -s；这是法律/正式语境的标准写法
The inherent conflict between individual freedom and public safety remains one of the most difficult political questions to reconcile in democratic societies.
关键搭配：inherent conflict between
inherent conflict between A and B 是议论文分析结构性矛盾的核心书面短语，比 problem between 或 disagreement between 更精准有力。