tussle

英 ['tʌs(ə)l] 美 ['tʌsl]
  • vi. 打斗;扭打;剧烈的斗争
  • n. 争斗,扭打
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tussle 争斗,扭打

来自 tousle 拼写变体,来自 tease,拔羊毛,-le,表反复。引申词义扭打,争斗。

tussle
tussle: see tousle
tussle (v.)
"to struggle, scuffle, wrestle confusedly," late 15c. (transitive); 1630s (intransitive), Scottish and northern English variant of touselen (see tousle). Related: Tussled; tussling.
tussle (n.)
"a struggle, conflict, scuffle," 1620s (but rare before 19c.), from tussle (v.).
1. The referee booked him for a tussle with the goalie.
他和守门员拉扯,因而被裁判记名警告。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He was injured during a tussle for the ball.
他在争球时受了伤。

来自《权威词典》

3. They began to tussle with each other for the handgun.
他们互相扭打起来,抢夺那支手枪.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.
我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He received a black eye in the tussle.
他在扭打中眼睛被打得青紫.

来自《简明英汉词典》