break a lance

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. to take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’] intransitive
    — But over the difficult and important passage 2 Cor 12:1 10 she breaks a lance with me, and a response here may be a testimony to the seriousness with which I treat her comments.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, a, lance.

词形变化

breaks a lance present,singular,third-person breaking a lance participle,present broke a lance past broken a lance participle,past

词源

After the knightly practice of jousting.
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