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spar with sb
spar with 也可用于表示与某人争论。
The boxers sparred with each other before the big fight.
拳击手们在大赛前互相进行对打训练。
晶石
spars — plural of spar
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
晶石
a light-colored, transparent or translucent, cleavable nonmetallic mineral such as calcite or feldspar
The boxers sparred with each other before the big fight.
拳击手们在大赛前互相进行对打训练。
屋顶的椽子。
A rafter of a roof.
拳击或斗鸡等中的练习赛；初步较量。
A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
各种微晶矿物,外观浅色、半透明或透明,易于裂开。
Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
粗杆或粗木料。
A thick pole or piece of wood.
The two lawyers sparred over every detail of the contract.
两位律师就合同的每个细节争论不休。
My brother and I often spar about which movie to watch.
我哥哥和我经常为看哪部电影而斗嘴。
She enjoys sparring with colleagues about new ideas at work.
她喜欢在工作中与同事就新想法辩论。
spar with 也可用于表示与某人争论。
The boxers sparred with each other before the big fight.
拳击手们在大赛前互相进行对打训练。
over 后接争论的话题。
They sparred over the best way to solve the problem.
他们就解决问题的最佳方式争论起来。
该结构综合了争论对象与话题，常见于正式或政治语境。
The senator sparred with her opponent over healthcare reform.
这位参议员与她的对手就医疗改革问题唇枪舌剑。
Not this
He sparred his classmate after school.
Use this
He sparred with his classmate after school.
spar 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；表示“和某人对练/争论”时要用 spar with sb，加上 with 后句子才符合英语搭配。
Not this
I practice boxing with my spar partner.
Use this
I practice boxing with my sparring partner.
这里修饰 partner 表示“陪练的”时，应使用动名词 sparring 构成固定搭配 sparring partner；直接说 spar partner 不符合英语的习惯说法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
与…对练（拳击）；与…争论
The boxer sparred with his coach to prepare for the big fight.
那名拳击手与教练对练，为这场大赛做准备。
就…争论
The two candidates sparred over the issue of healthcare.
两位候选人就医疗改革问题争论不休。
陪练对手
She asked her teammate to be her sparring partner for the championship.
她请队友做她参加锦标赛的陪练对手。
对练训练
The coach scheduled a sparring session for the new boxers.
教练为新拳击手安排了一次对练训练。
进行口头争论；唇枪舌剑
The debaters sparred verbally over the proposed law.
辩手们就该提案唇枪舌剑。
争夺有利地位
The young players sparred for position on the starting team.
年轻球员们为首发阵容的位置展开竞争。
（争论中的）对手；斗嘴对象
She and her editor are perfect sparring partners, but they respect each other deeply.
她和编辑是绝佳的争论对手，但他们彼此非常尊重。
与…争论；与…斗嘴
The two candidates sparred with each other over tax policy.
两位候选人就税收政策相互争论。
（口头或思想上的）交锋，舌战
Their morning sparring match left everyone in the office amused.
他们早上的唇枪舌剑逗乐了办公室里的所有人。
Use spars naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 spar 看成 spa + r，r 像根圆材/柱子；在 spa 里挥拳 spar（拳斗/争论）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：boxing training、political debates 动词 spar 多用于拳击训练中的对打，也常比喻为口头争论，比较常见于新闻报道或政治辩论场景。语气中性，不算特别正式或粗俗。
注意：动词变位和-ing形式需双写 r，如 sparring、sparred。
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