Conflicting things cannot sit together as both true, or both right, at the same time. Two stories, two numbers, two pieces of advice, two beliefs — if they are conflicting, they pull against each other, and one of them has to give, or you are left in a mess.

Conflicting thingsconflicting的東西 cannot sit together as both true, or both right, at the same time不能同時都對，或同時都正確。Two stories, two numbers, two pieces of advice, two beliefs兩則報導、兩個數字、兩個建議、兩種信念 — if they are conflicting如果它們是conflicting的，they pull against each other就會互相拉扯，and one of them has to give其中一個一定得讓步，or you are left in a mess不然你就會陷入一團亂。

'Conflicting reports' means the reports do not match.

'Conflicting reports'「conflicting reports」 means意思是 the reports do not match這些報導兜不起來。

It is a calm school-and-news word. You put it on ideas, results, and instructions, not usually on a person's mood.

It is a calm school-and-news word這是個平和的、學校跟新聞常用的詞。You put it on ideas, results, and instructions你會用在想法、結果、指示上，not usually on a person's mood通常不會用在一個人的心情上。

Though actually, people do say 'conflicting emotions,' which sits close to conflicted; the tidy line is still this: conflicting is about two things that clash, conflicted is about how the clash feels inside you.

Though actually不過其實，people do say 'conflicting emotions,'大家確實會說「conflicting emotions」，which sits close to conflicted這用法很接近conflicted；the tidy line is still this但區分方式還是這樣：conflicting is about two things that clashconflicting講的是兩件互相衝突的事，conflicted is about how the clash feels inside youconflicted講的是這衝突在你心裡的感覺。