单词 | brawl |
释义 | brawl (brɔːl ) Word forms: brawls , brawling , brawled 1. countable noun A brawl is a rough or violent fight. He had been in a drunken street brawl. Synonyms: fight, battle, row [informal], clash 2. verb If someone brawls, they fight in a very rough or violent way. A bride and groom spent their wedding night in separate police cells after brawling with hotel security guards. [VERB + with] Two gangs of youths brawled on the dance floor of the ferry. [VERB] Synonyms: fight, battle, scrap [informal], wrestle brawling uncountable noun The brawling between the fans and locals last night went on for several hours. Collocations: bar brawl A perfect training ground, in fact, for the bar brawl of social media. Times, Sunday Times But he also has the steel to know when to intervene and break up a bar brawl. Times, Sunday Times This was the day when he dropped the philosophising for something closer to a bar brawl. Times, Sunday Times They like the idea of politicians who could hold their own in a bar brawl. Times, Sunday Times Insiders say the confrontation descended into a 'bar brawl'. The Sun The brawl erupted over a long-standing feud between the two. The Sun (2007) The brawl erupted yesterday after a group of opposition MPs demanded that he be removed from office. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We won the game but right after the final whistle, a mass brawl erupted. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A mass brawl erupted early on and two players were shown red cards. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They go into a bar and start a brawl. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What was said wasn't good at all - it started a brawl. The Sun Our two cats started a brawl, somehow finding space between the patio furniture, barbecue grill and outdoor plant pots crammed into our living room. Times, Sunday Times This started a brawl in the stands but was able to escape actually getting involved in the melee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Prior to kick-off, several fans from both sides were arrested for starting a brawl and vandalism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This isa teamwhohave the lightness of touchto pickopponents'pockets before knockingthemout in the ensuing street brawl. Times, Sunday Times A sportsfield scuffle, not a street brawl. Times, Sunday Times It remains a longshot as police have yet to decide whether to charge him over his street brawl. The Sun Dancers come in holding hands and start a choreography during which they mime a street brawl. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two engage in a street brawl which quickly gets the attention of the locals, the police (who allow the fight to continue) and the media. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 斗殴 Japanese: 乱闘 |
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