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mano-a-mano

noun
🔊/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
🔊/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
(especially North American English, from Spanish, informal)
(plural mano-a-manos)
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  1. a fight or contest, especially one between two people（尤指两人间的）格斗，较量，比试
    Word OriginSpanish, literally ‘hand-to-hand’.

mano-a-mano

adjective
🔊/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
🔊/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
(especially North American English, from Spanish, informal)
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  1. with two people facing each other directly in order to decide an argument or a competition（较量时）面对面
    • a mano-a-mano battle一场马诺战役
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word OriginSpanish, literally ‘hand-to-hand’.