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tussle

noun
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  1. tussle (for/over something) a short struggle, fight or argument especially in order to get something扭打，争斗，争执（尤指为了争得物品）
    • He was injured during a tussle for the ball.他在争球时受了伤。🔊🔊
    • There was a legal tussle over the closure of the hospital.医院倒闭有法律纠纷。
    • She had a brief tussle with her conscience before telling the whole story.在讲述整个故事之前，她在良知上有短暂的争吵。
    Extra Examples
    • Five teams are involved in the tussle for promotion.5支球队卷入了升级大战。
    • There is a tussle for power before the Congress convenes.国会召开之前有权力的争斗。
    • a tussle between the country's parliament and government该国国会和政府之间的争斗
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • little
    • legal
    • …
    verb + tussle
    • have
    • be engaged in
    • be involved in
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the tussle
    • tussle between
    • tussle for
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb, originally Scots and northern English): perhaps a diminutive of dialect touse ‘handle roughly’ of Germanic origin and related to German zausen.

tussle

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tussle
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he / she / it tussles
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past simple tussled
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past participle tussled
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-ing form tussling
🔊/ˈtʌslɪŋ/
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  1. tussle (with somebody/something) to fight or compete with somebody/something, especially in order to get something扭打，争斗（尤指为了争夺物品）
    • The children were tussling with one another for the ball.孩子们在你抢我夺地争球。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb, originally Scots and northern English): perhaps a diminutive of dialect touse ‘handle roughly’ of Germanic origin and related to German zausen.