英语词汇“to butt heads”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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to butt heads. Cf. to lock horns at lock v.¹ Phrases 1.

a. Of two or more people or groups: to engage with each other in conflict, dispute, or competition. Of one person or group: to engage in conflict or competition with another; to clash with.

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1714 Shakespeare's Taming of Shrew v. x, in N. Rowe Wks. Shakespear II. 358 Bap. How likes Gremio these quick-witted folks? Gre. Believe me, Sir, they butt Heads together [1623 But together] well.

1899 Scribner's Mag. July 38/1 Me an' him hain't never butted heads yit, an' it's gittin' high time. Ef he comes out, you fellers jest go ahead with your ratkillin'. I'll 'ten' to him.

1913 Union Alumni Monthly Feb. 116 Basketball... Union butted heads with Colgate in the gymnasium... The score was 20 to 7 in Union's favor at the end of the first half.

1997 Sun (Baltimore) 6 July b2/6 After butting heads for nearly six years, there is a tentative agreement over where to locate a crabbing pier, gazebo and path for the residents that won't disturb historic sites.

2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 29 Aug. 11/1 Rival mobile phone retailers Crazy Ron's and Crazy John's..butted heads in court over their similar-sounding names.

b. Of two (esp. male) animals (also occasionally of people): to clash heads, esp. in head-to-head combat. Of one person or animal: to clash heads with another.

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1799 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 10 Sept. 1/4 I..get along the narrows and round the corners, without butting heads or breaking shins with any of my fellow travellers.

1887 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 13 Nov. 19/6 The rams were furious and locked horns at once... They at once set to work butting heads.

1892 R. Blatchford Fantasias 43 The two earwigs..butted heads for some time.

1920 Fur News Nov. 7/3 I called two bull moose out of the swamp and got 'em together... They both fought hard and butted heads loud as blows of an ax.

1940 R. Cannon Lee on Levee i. 31 I guess you heard about the man who got his brains battered out butting heads with a goat.

2013 D. J. Fairbairn Odd Couples xi. 174 In species where males butt heads or use horns or antlers in contests with other males, they often have proportionally larger heads..than females of the same body size.

单词	to butt heads
释义	> as lemmas to butt heads Phrases to butt heads. Cf. to lock horns at lock v.¹ Phrases 1. a. Of two or more people or groups: to engage with each other in conflict, dispute, or competition. Of one person or group: to engage in conflict or competition with another; to clash with. ΚΠ 1714 Shakespeare's Taming of Shrew v. x, in N. Rowe Wks. Shakespear II. 358 Bap. How likes Gremio these quick-witted folks? Gre. Believe me, Sir, they butt Heads together [1623 But together] well. 1899 Scribner's Mag. July 38/1 Me an' him hain't never butted heads yit, an' it's gittin' high time. Ef he comes out, you fellers jest go ahead with your ratkillin'. I'll 'ten' to him. 1913 Union Alumni Monthly Feb. 116 Basketball... Union butted heads with Colgate in the gymnasium... The score was 20 to 7 in Union's favor at the end of the first half. 1997 Sun (Baltimore) 6 July b2/6 After butting heads for nearly six years, there is a tentative agreement over where to locate a crabbing pier, gazebo and path for the residents that won't disturb historic sites. 2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 29 Aug. 11/1 Rival mobile phone retailers Crazy Ron's and Crazy John's..butted heads in court over their similar-sounding names. b. Of two (esp. male) animals (also occasionally of people): to clash heads, esp. in head-to-head combat. Of one person or animal: to clash heads with another. ΚΠ 1799 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 10 Sept. 1/4 I..get along the narrows and round the corners, without butting heads or breaking shins with any of my fellow travellers. 1887 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 13 Nov. 19/6 The rams were furious and locked horns at once... They at once set to work butting heads. 1892 R. Blatchford Fantasias 43 The two earwigs..butted heads for some time. 1920 Fur News Nov. 7/3 I called two bull moose out of the swamp and got 'em together... They both fought hard and butted heads loud as blows of an ax. 1940 R. Cannon Lee on Levee i. 31 I guess you heard about the man who got his brains battered out butting heads with a goat. 2013 D. J. Fairbairn Odd Couples xi. 174 In species where males butt heads or use horns or antlers in contests with other males, they often have proportionally larger heads..than females of the same body size. extracted from buttv.¹ < as lemmas
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