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单词 slugfest
释义

slugfest

/ˈslʌɡfɛst /
noun North American informal
A tough and challenging contest, especially in sports such as boxing and baseball: the fight brought back memories of the classic 1976 Lyle-Foreman slugfest those hearings turned into a rushed, circus-like political slugfest...
  • Covering these slugfests blends sports reporting and instant history.
  • This is basically an even matchup, a toe-to-toe slugfest of a heavyweight championship battle in the making.
  • Both were settling into the fight, which was establishing itself as a boxing match and not a slugfest at all.

Origin

Early 20th century: from slug2 + -fest.

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