duel
noun
uk/ˈdʒuː.əl/us/ˈduː.əl/[C]
aformalfightin the past, usinggunsorswords,arrangedbetween twopeopleas a way ofdecidinganargument:
决斗The two menfoughta dueloverthelady.两个男人为了这位女士决斗。
ThecomposerStrauss wasoncechallengedtoa duel.作曲家施特劳斯曾经受到决斗挑战。
[Cusually singular]
adifficultcompetitionin which bothsidesshow a lot ofeffort:
（激烈的）竞争，斗争The twoboxersarelockedina duelforthechampionshiptitle.两名拳击手为了夺冠而争得不可开交。
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
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
duelling
noun[U]mainlyUK(USusuallydueling)uk/ˈdʒuː.ə.lɪŋ/us/ˈduː.ə.lɪŋ/
theactivityoffightingduels
决斗duellist
noun[C]mainlyUK(USusuallyduelist)uk/ˈdʒuː.əl.ɪst/us/ˈduː.əl.ɪst/
duel
verb[I]
uk/ˈdʒuː.əl/us/ˈduː.əl/UK-ll-orUS-l-In the past, when twopeopleduelled , they had aformalfight, usinggunsorswords, inordertodecideanargument:
He duelled with aswordwhen hisammunitionranout.
tocompeteagainst someone in arace,game, orcompetition:
For three-quarters of theracethepairduelled at thefront.
Messi gave Cole histoughestnightsince thefullback duelled with Cristiano Ronaldo atEuro2004.
toarguewith someone:
I canseenow whypeoplehave duelled overquestionsofattribution.
He'dspentlonghoursverballydueling withSenateDemocrats.
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
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Competing in sport
Arguing & disagreeing