1. a state of conflict between persons

2. the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

3. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

Trade frictions between the two countries had been caused by trade protectionists.

两国间的贸易摩擦是由贸易保护主义者引起的。

The real world, however, is full of frictions.

然而，现实世界充满了摩擦。

By doing so, we will become more easy-going and accessible, and thus more likely to avoid unnecessary conflicts and frictions with others, a common trigger for a failed relationship.

这样，我们会变得更随和，更容易接近，从而更有可能避免与他人不必要的冲突和摩擦，而不必要的冲突和摩擦是导致一段失败的关系的常见因素。