1 B2 习语 非正式
通过打架来解决争端。
"The two boys decided to duke it out in the schoolyard rather than talk it over."
不可分离
与某人激烈打斗或竞争,以解决争端或决出胜负。
和某人狠狠干一架或激烈竞争,直到分出明显的赢家。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
通过打架来解决争端。
"The two boys decided to duke it out in the schoolyard rather than talk it over."
为了解决问题或决出胜负而展开激烈竞争或争论。
"The two companies duked it out in court for years over the patent rights."
The two candidates are expected to duke it out in a final televised debate.
— Common formulation in American political journalism; representative usage.
dukes 是美式俚语,指拳头,所以 duke it out 字面上就是“用拳头解决问题”。
和某人狠狠干一架或激烈竞争,直到分出明显的赢家。
既可字面表示身体打斗,也可比喻激烈竞争(体育、商业、政治)。“it”是固定成分,不能分开。主要见于美式英语,但英式英语也能理解。在体育和政治新闻中很常见。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "duke it out" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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