rough-and-tumble

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight.
    — "You played Rugger for Ireland, did you not? You don't mind a possible rough-and-tumble, do you?" Malone grinned over the receiver.
  2. An environment of rough activity.
  3. A person who characteristically engages in such activity.
    — This will appear a very tedious process to some of our rough-and-tumbles.
动词 v.
  1. To engage in rough-and-tumble activity. intransitive
    — But, for all that, our British experience of electioneering "rough-and-tumbling'" has long blunted the edge of our moral anger.
形容词 adj.
  1. Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm.
    — An assistant about the theatre grappled him, and they were soon upon the floor engaged in a regular rough-and-tumble fight.
  2. Highly competitive.
    — She found fame and success in the rough-and-tumble garment district.

词形变化

more rough-and-tumble comparative most rough-and-tumble superlative rough and tumble alternative rough-and-tumbles plural rough and tumble alternative rough-and-tumbles present,singular,third-person rough-and-tumbling participle,present rough-and-tumbled participle,past rough-and-tumbled past rough and tumble alternative

词源

词源 1
From rough + and + tumble.
词源 2
From rough + and + tumble.
词源 3
From rough + and + tumble.
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