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单词 single combat
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Definition of single combat in English:

single combat

noun
mass noun
  • Fighting between two people.

    he defeated the enemy champion in single combat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although gladiators were clearly Roman, the values presented in gladiatorial single combat were central to Greek culture as well as to Roman.
    • The parties, or champions on their behalf, would fight in formal single combat and the winner would be deemed to be the successful party in the case.
    • The tournament in this period was no carefully regulated single combat, but a great mêlée involving hundreds of knights, mimicking and rehearsing for warfare.
    • The soldiers were trained relentlessly in fighting in formation with different types of weapons, and also single combat.
    • The English knights knew their only chance was to break the Scottish formation - so they tried to draw individuals into single combat.
    Synonyms
    affair of honour, mano-a-mano
 
 

Definition of single combat in US English:

single combat

nounˈsɪŋɡəl kəmˈbæt
  • Fighting between two people.

    these two have been engaging in single combat for years
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The parties, or champions on their behalf, would fight in formal single combat and the winner would be deemed to be the successful party in the case.
    • The English knights knew their only chance was to break the Scottish formation - so they tried to draw individuals into single combat.
    • Although gladiators were clearly Roman, the values presented in gladiatorial single combat were central to Greek culture as well as to Roman.
    • The tournament in this period was no carefully regulated single combat, but a great mêlée involving hundreds of knights, mimicking and rehearsing for warfare.
    • The soldiers were trained relentlessly in fighting in formation with different types of weapons, and also single combat.
    Synonyms
    affair of honour, mano-a-mano
 
 
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