- scuffle (with somebody) | scuffle (between A and B)
a short and not very violent fight or struggle （短暂而不太激烈的）肢体摩擦，冲突 Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators. 警察和示威者之间发生了冲突。 🔊🔊 He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer. 他和一名摄影记者发生了肢体冲撞。
Synonyms fightfight- clash
- brawl
- struggle
- scuffle
- fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force:
He got into a fight with a man in the bar. 他在酒吧里和一个男人斗殴。
- clash (journalism
) a short fight between two groups of people: （新闻用语）指两群人之间短暂的打斗、打架、冲突 ：Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators. 警方与示威者发生了冲突。
- brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place:
a drunken brawl in a bar 在酒吧里酒后闹事
- struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get something from the other:
There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene. 在谋杀现场没有打斗痕迹。
- scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle:
He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer. 他和一名摄影记者发生了肢体冲撞。
- a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over something
- in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
- a violent fight/clash/struggle
- to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
- a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out
Extra ExamplesHe was injured in a scuffle at the demonstration. 他在游行示威时的一场冲突中受了伤。 a scuffle between rival gangs 敌对帮派之间的混战
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- minor
- …
- be involved in
- break out
- ensue
- in a/the scuffle
- scuffle between
- scuffle with
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish skuffa ‘to push’; related to shove and shuffle.