tug-of-war 中文意思、发音与例句

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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。
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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。
3
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。

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。

Our team won the tug-of-war at the company picnic.

我们队在员工野餐拔河比赛中获胜。

常用于抽象意义，表示两种力量的拉锯。

There is a constant tug-of-war between work and family life.

工作和家庭生活之间总是存在激烈的冲突。

grammarmedium

Not this

They played several tug-of-wars.

Use this

They played several tugs-of-war.

拔河比赛的可数名词复数形式是 tugs-of-war，而不是 tug-of-wars。中文学习者常误用简单的复数加 s 在末尾，但复合名词的复数应改变第一个主要名词。

grammarmedium

Not this

We tug-of-war all afternoon.

Use this

We played tug-of-war all afternoon.

tug-of-war 是名词，不能直接用作动词。正确表达应将 tug-of-war 作为宾语置于动词如 play 或 have 之后。中文学习者易受母语影响直接照搬为动词结构。