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单词 arm-wrestle
释义

arm-wrestlev.

Brit. /ˈɑːmˌrɛsl/, U.S. /ˈɑrmˌrɛsəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arm n.1, wrestle v.
Etymology: < arm n.1 + wrestle v., after arm-wrestling n.
intransitive and transitive. To engage in arm-wrestling (with).
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > wrestle [verb (intransitive)] > engage in specific type of wrestling
arm-wrestle1950
1950 Baldur (Manitoba) Gaz. 7 Dec. 5/5 Anybody want to arm-wrestle?
1960 Washington Post & Times Herald 17 Jan. h15 When we weren't pushing freight around we'd arm wrestle to build up our strength.
1970 J. Wambaugh New Centurions xii. 209 He peered through and saw two young men..arm wrestling on a swaying table with a burning candle at each side of the table to scorch the back of the loser's hand.
1995 Washington Post 2 Feb. c 1/2 I'll even arm-wrestle him in the cafeteria.
2013 Investor's Business Daily 25 Jan. a3 He can..arm-wrestle with any man.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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