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spar

UK //spɑːr//US //spɑːr//

词源

源自古英语 sperran(战斗),与古诺尔斯语 sperra(撑开)同源,后引申为航海术语和矿物学术语。

verb

❶ 指进行拳击或击剑等运动时的练习性对打,双方以轻击为主,不全力攻击。也比喻言语上的争论或辩论。

“The boxers sparred lightly to warm up before the match.”

(拳击手们在比赛前轻量对打热身。)

“They often spar over politics during dinner.”

(他们常在晚餐时争论政治话题。)

同义词:practice, wrangle, debate, contest, fence

noun

❶ 指船上的桅杆、横杆等长条木材或金属构件。也指矿物中易劈裂的结晶块。

“The sailor climbed the spar to adjust the sails.”

(水手爬上桅杆调整船帆。)

“This mineral breaks easily along its spar.”

(这种矿物会沿其结晶面轻易裂开。)

同义词:mast, boom, beam, crystal, mineral

常见短语

spar with — 与某人进行言语或肢体上的较量,通常指非恶意的对抗性互动。

“The journalist sparred with the politician during the interview.”

(记者在采访中与政客唇枪舌战。)