| 词汇 | tug-of-war |
| 释义 | tug of war noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr/ us /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr/ a type of sport in which two teams show their strength by pulling against each other at the opposite ends of a rope, and each team tries to pull the other over a line on the ground拔河比赛 Lane Oatey/Blue Jean Images/GettyImages Miscellaneous games & activities air hockey beer pong belly dancing bran tub buildering cage diving charade Frisbee hoopla horseshoe in-game inline inline skate inline skating pinball machine roller-skating RPG sandbox scavenger hunt screen time tug of war | American Dictionarytug of war noun[ Cusually sing ] us/ˈtʌɡ əv ˈwɔr/ a competition in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, each trying to pull the other team over a line between them, or fig. a fight between two people or groups Examples of tug of wartug of war Entertaining guests is like a tugofwar-having a family, keeping a house, and doing gham-khadi all at the same time. At least when we have a national assembly, there will be no tugofwar within that body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I watched his prowess in the tugofwar with great respect and considerable fear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What difference is there in principle between kicking a hare and deliberately setting dogs on it to use it as a tugofwar? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe that a permanent tugofwar goes on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I realise that finance will be needed, but at least we shall not have this tugofwar, which has taken much time and energy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It enables us all to survive the constant tugofwar of life's problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hare was caught by both dogs, one at the foreleg and one at the back leg, and there was a tugofwar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The process is not a philosophical game or a tugofwar, to determine who is best on the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hare is a live rope in a tugofwar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In its most horrific form coursing leads to the hare being torn, screaming, limb from limb as a living rope in a tugofwar between two dogs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the present prices of foodstuffs represent the tugofwar in a competitive market, any easing of the burden in one market must result in a raising of prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is reflected in a tugofwar over funds, as we have seen, between the colonising operation of direct action and the coordination work of indirect and concerted action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now there seems to be a public tugofwar about economic and monetary union, and whether policy on it will or will not be softened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They play tugofwar with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of tug of war These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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