单词 | sparring partner |
释义 | sparring partner From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Sportsparring partnerˈsparring ˌpartner noun [countable]1 DSsomeone you practise boxing with2 ARGUEsomeone you regularly have friendly arguments withExamples from the Corpussparring partner• Doubt acts as a sparring partner both to truth and error.• The most telling exchanges came between Sir Lewis and his long-time sparring partner, shareholder James Middlemass.• Hollins will be keeping his eye on Councilman Keith Beier, his ideological nemesis and verbal sparring partner on the council dais. |
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