figurative. Of a battle, debate, etc.: Stubbornly contested, hard.
| 单词 | θ157232 |
| 释义 | society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > that is the subject of contention > strongly contested (5) stiffc1250 figurative. Of a battle, debate, etc.: Stubbornly contested, hard. hard-fought1633 fought, contested, or played with much effort, or in difficult circumstances; cf. hard-won adj. at compounds 1c(b). well-disputed1654 Properly or closely contested; fiercely or strenuously fought over. Also: subject to much dispute. pull devil, pull baker (also parson, tailor, etc.)1778 pull devil, pull baker (also †parson, tailor,etc.) and variants: formerly used to incite two persons or parties to greater efforts in a contest for… ding-dong1795 colloquial. Vigorous, determined; (later) esp. (of a contest, fight, dispute, etc.) characterized by a rapid or furious exchange of blows or… |
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