collision course noun ① Nautical, Aviation 碰撞航向 pèngzhuàng hángxiàng ▸ the planes were on a collision course 两架飞机朝着可能会碰撞的方向航行 ② figurative 导致冲突的轨迹 dǎozhì chōngtū de guǐjì ▸ to be on a collision course with sth; 沿着与某机构有冲突的轨迹 ▸ the government is on a collision course with the unions 政府的行事方向可能会与工会发生冲突 |