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tussle with sb
tussle 指比较混乱、不太正规的打斗，语气比 fight 轻。
Two boys were tussling with each other on the playground.
两个男孩在操场上互相扭打起来。
扭打；争斗
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扭打；争斗
a disorderly fight or struggle
Two boys were tussling with each other on the playground.
两个男孩在操场上互相扭打起来。
肢体冲突；扭打。
A physical fight or struggle.
冲突；争论；分歧。
A conflict, an argument, a disagreement.
The two boys began to tussle over the last cookie.
两个男孩为了最后一块饼干扭打起来。
The cat tussled with the neighbor's dog in the garden.
那只猫在花园里和邻居家的狗扭打起来。
Stop tussling, you two – dinner is ready.
你们俩别扭打了，晚饭好了。
tussle 指比较混乱、不太正规的打斗，语气比 fight 轻。
Two boys were tussling with each other on the playground.
两个男孩在操场上互相扭打起来。
接 for/over 说明争夺的对象，既可以是具体物品，也可以是利益、职位等。
The players tussled for the ball in the final minutes.
最后几分钟里，球员们为争夺球扭成了一团。
名词形式常用 have a tussle with sb (over sth)，也可说 get into a tussle with sb。
She had a tussle with her sister over the last piece of cake.
她和妹妹为最后一块蛋糕发生了一场扭打。
这个及物动词用法表示“把……弄乱、弄凌乱”，主语常是风、手等。
The wind tussled my hair as I walked along the beach.
我沿着海滩走时，风吹乱了我的头发。
Not this
He tussled his little brother over the toy.
Use this
He tussled with his little brother over the toy.
动词 tussle 表示“扭打、打斗”时是不及物动词，不能直接带宾语。表达“和某人扭打”需用 tussle with somebody，所以要添加介词 with。
Not this
They had tussle over the last cookie.
Use this
They had a tussle over the last cookie.
tussle 作名词表示“扭打、争斗”时是可数名词，单数形式前必须有冠词 a（或 the）。汉语没有冠词概念，学习者容易漏掉 a，因此要补上。
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扭打起来；发生扭打
The two drivers got into a tussle over a parking space.
两名司机为一个停车位扭打起来。
权力之争
The scandal triggered a tussle for power in the party.
这桩丑闻引发了党内的权力之争。
法律纠纷；法庭之争
The two firms are locked in a legal tussle over patents.
这两家公司因专利问题陷入法律纠纷。
与…扭打；与…搏斗
She tussled with the attacker and managed to escape.
她与袭击者扭打起来，最终设法逃脱。
为…争夺；为…争吵
The children tussled over the last piece of cake.
孩子们为最后一块蛋糕争抢起来。
弄乱某人的头发
She tussled the child's hair affectionately.
她亲昵地弄乱了孩子的头发。
与…较量；与…斗争
She tussled with her conscience before telling the truth.
她在说出真相前与自己的良心作斗争。
为…争执；争夺
The rivals are tussling over the last slice of the market.
竞争对手正在争夺市场的最后一块份额。
争夺；争抢
Several candidates are tussling for the party leadership.
几位候选人正在争夺党的领导权。
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记忆联想：tussle 开头像 tusk（象牙），想象两只动物用象牙互相扭打，把毛都弄乱。
语域：mixed 常见场景：physical wrestling、arguments or debates、business or political competition tussle 多用于非正式或中性的场景，指扭打、打闹，也可比喻为争论、竞争；语气随语境变化，正式文体中也常出现。
与 tussle /ˈtʌsl/ 押韵（都含 /ʌsəl/ 或 /ʌsl/）：hustle、muscle、bustle、rustle。注意 muscle 中 sc 读 /s/，bustle/rustle/hustle 中的 t 不发音。wrestle /ˈrɛsəl/ 和 tousle /ˈtaʊzəl/ 拼写与 tussle 相似但读音不同：wrestle 的元音是 /ɛ/，tousle 的元音是 /aʊ/ 且 s 读 /z/。
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