Tussle



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. / v.扭打, 搏斗; 争辩
• ［英］ n. / v.扭打, 搏斗 ( a physical contest or struggle) ; 争辩 ( an intense argument, controversy)
• ［记］ 可能是tousle ( 弄乱) 的变体

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Date: 1629
• 1. a physical contest or struggle ; scuffle
• 2. an intense argument, controversy, or struggle

II. intransitive verb (tussled; tussling)

• Etymology: Middle English (Scots) tussillen, frequentative of Middle English -tusen, -tousen to tousle — more at touse
• Date: 1638
• to struggle roughly ; scuffle

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