shadowboxing
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃæd.əʊ.bɒk.sɪŋ/us/ˈʃæd.oʊ.bɑːk.sɪŋ/theactoffightinganimaginaryenemybyhittingtheairwithyourhands:
空拳练习Hedisplayedlittlefatiguein hisworkout, whichstartedwith shadowboxing infrontof amirror.他在镜前进行空拳练习作为训练的开始，并没有疲劳的迹象。
Do something assimpleasjumpingjacksor shadowboxing.做一些简单的动作，如开合跳或空拳练习。
UK
theactofpretendingtoargueabout ordealwith aproblem, often toavoiddealingwith the mostimportantproblem:
（常为避免处理最重要的问题）假装争论（或处理）某个问题，打太极All this may bepoliticalshadowboxing, but it will make it moredifficulttoreachagreementonimportantlegislation.所有这些可能都是在政治上打太极，但它将就重要立法达成协议变得更加困难。
See
shadowbox
- Hetrainedbasketballerplayersinfootwork,employingtacticsasdiverseas shadowboxing andballet.
- Heclimbedon to adeskat thetraininggroundonFridayand used shadowboxing toexplainhistactics.
- Theargumentismostlyshadowboxing, since anactualagreementisyearsaway.
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
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
- turtle
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