tussle
英 [ˈtʌs.əl]
美 [ˈtʌs.əl]
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。
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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。
- 2. He was injured during a tussle for the ball.
- 他在争球时受了伤。
- 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.
- 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.
- 5. He received a black eye in the tussle.
- 他在扭打中眼睛被打得青紫.