Word

tug-of-war

noun

拔河

核心释义

a contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, and the team dragged across a central line loses

1.
势均力敌的团体之间的艰苦斗争
any hard struggle between equally matched groups
2.
比赛双方拉绳子；被拖过中线的一方输
a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

拉锯战；势均力敌的较量；势均力敌的团体之间的艰苦斗争；比赛双方拉绳子；被拖过中线的一方输；激烈的竞争

The school sports day ended with a tug-of-war between the two classes.

学校运动会以两个班级之间的拔河比赛结束。

用法提示：tug-of-war 在这里指两队拉绳子的拔河比赛，作名词。

The negotiation was a tug-of-war over the final price.

那场谈判就是一场围绕最终价格的拉锯战。

用法提示：tug-of-war 比喻双方互不相让的激烈较量，作名词。

After a long tug-of-war, the committee finally reached an agreement.

经过长时间的拉锯战，委员会终于达成了协议。

用法提示：tug-of-war 在此表示势均力敌的艰难斗争，作名词。

可指实际的拔河比赛，也可比喻争夺。

The children had a tug-of-war over the last piece of cake.

孩子们为最后一块蛋糕进行了激烈的争夺。