late 14c., braulen "to cry out, scold, quarrel," probably related to Dutch brallen "to boast," or from French brailler "to shout noisily," frequentative of braire "to bray" (see bray (v.)). Meaning "quarrel, wrangle, squabble" is from early 15c. Related: Brawled; brawling.
brawl (n.)
mid-15c., from brawl (v.).
权威例句
1. He hit her with a frying pan during a drunken brawl.
他酒后耍酒疯用平底锅打了她。
2. He had been in a drunken street brawl.
他参与了一场酒后街头斗殴。
3. They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.
他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事.
4. I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.