tussle
verb[I]
uk/ˈtʌs.əl/us/ˈtʌs.əl/tussleverb[I](DISAGREE)
to havedifficultdisagreementsorstrongarguments:
（激烈地）争执，争辩During his twelveyearsinCongresshe has tussledwiththechemical,drugandpowercompaniesonbehalfof theordinaryperson.在国会任职的12年里，他代表普通人与化工、医药、电力公司进行了激烈的斗争。
Theresidentsare still tusslingoverthe ever-scarcerstreetparking.居民们仍然在为争取日益紧缺的街头停车位而争吵。
Arguing & disagreeing
- agent provocateur
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- argumentatively
- as a matter of factphrase
- bandy
- bet
- bone
- conflict
- dicker
- differ
- dissent
- hammer
- make the fur flyidiom
- setsomeoneagainstsomeone
- shadowbox
- shadowboxing
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
tussleverb[I](FIGHT)
tofightwith anotherpersonusingyourarmsandbody:
扭打，揪扯Theboysstartedto tussle in theplayground.男孩们开始在操场上扭打起来。
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- mobilize
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
Phrasal verb
tussle withsomething
tussle
noun
uk/ˈtʌs.əl/us/ˈtʌs.əl/tusslenoun(DISAGREEMENT)
[C]
adifficultdisagreementorviolentargument:
（激烈地）争执，争辩aboardroom/bureaucratic/legaltussle会议室里／官僚主义／法律上的争执
Therefollowedalongtussleforcustodyof thechildren.随后便发生了为孩子们的监护权而进行的长期争夺。
Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- be (on) non-speakersidiom
- belligerence
- bickering
- blow(someone/something)up
- bust up
- clash
- conflict
- contentiousness
- contretemps
- ding-dong
- disagreement
- dispute
- dust-up
- hostility
- kerfuffle
- misunderstanding
- personality clash
- spat
- squabble
tusslenoun(FIGHT)
[Cusually singular]
afightwith anotherpersonusingyourarmsandbody:
扭打，揪扯You couldseehe had beenin atussle.你能看出来他与人扭打过。
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- mobilize
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war