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词汇 pugilism
释义 pugilism
noun[ U ]
 formaluk /ˈpjuː.dʒɪ.lɪ.zəm/ us /ˈpjuː.dʒəl.ɪ.zəm/
boxing(= a sport in which two competitors fight by hitting each other with their hands) or fighting more generally:
At that time, pugilism was an unpopular, illegal, and ugly pastime.
This is another example of the movies' love affair with the noble art of pugilism.
His fights took pugilism into the new era of gloved combat and, relatively speaking, respectability.
Even those who hate the brutal elements of pugilism cannot deny its capacity for drama.
The encounter was closer to a no-holds-barred street scrap than to Queensberry rules pugilism.
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