duel 详细解释

duel

['dju:əl]

n. 决斗, 斗争
v. 决斗, 斗争

n.[C]

1. 决斗; 抗争

They both decided that the matter be settled by a duel.

他俩决定以决斗来解决这件事。

2. (双方的)斗争

They were locked in a verbal duel.

他们在进行舌战。

vi.

决斗[(+with)]

词形变化

名词: dueler | 动词过去式: dueled/duelled | 动词过去分词: dueled/duelled | 动词现在分词: dueling/duelling | 动词第三人称单数: duels/duels |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.决斗; 争

fight  contest  contend  struggle  

同义参见:

battle  fence  

英英释义

名词 duel:

a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

同义词:affaire d'honneur

any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)

动词 duel:

fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman

补充

duelduel英:[ˈdjuəl] 美:[ˈduəl, ˈdju-]n.1.两男子的决斗Feeling were so intense that they fought a duel.双方情绪异常激烈, 以至进行了一场决斗。2.竞争, 斗争The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。

例句

1. He once killed a man in a duel.他曾在决斗中杀死了一名男子。 2. They fought a duel over a girl.他们为一位姑娘进行了决斗。 3. a duel between central and local government中央政府与地方政府间的冲突 4. a verbal duel口头争论 5. More than 1,000 people turned up to hear two defenders of Darwinism duel with two proponents of intelligent design.1,000多人前来聆听了两位达尔文主义拥护者与两位智慧设计论支持者之间展开的辩论。 6. We duelled for two years and Peterson made the most of it, playing us off against each other.我们争斗了两年, 彼得森充分利用了这点, 在我们中间挑拨离间。 7. They had been dueling for hours and finally called a draw.他们一直决斗了数小时,最后打成平局。 8. The two parties duelled for power.两党为权力而斗争。 9. Jack duelled his opponent for hours.杰克与他对手决斗了数小时。 10. he won by a short head after a great final-furlong duel.经过最后一弗隆的激烈竞争这匹牡马以微弱优势取得了胜利。 11. [as noun duelling]duelling had been forbidden for serving officers.现役军官不得决斗。 12. I challenge you to a duel.我要与你决斗。 13. They engaged in a duel of wits.他们相互斗智。 14. The baseball game turned into a duel between the teams' pitchers. = The game turned into a pitching duel.这场棒球赛变成了两队投手之间的斗智斗勇。 15. He accepted the challenge to duel.他接受了进行决斗的挑战。 16. Legislators dueled over the tax increases.立法委员们围绕增税问题展开争论。 17. The two runners dueled for the lead.两名赛跑选手奋力争先。