scuffle

• vi. 扭打；乱斗；拖着脚走路
• n. 混战；扭打
• n. (Scuffle)人名；(英)斯卡夫尔

来自 PIE*skeubh,推，挤，词源同 shove,shuffle.-le,表反复。引申比喻义扭打，争斗。

来自 scuff,刮，摩擦，-le,表反复。引申词义发出窸窸窣窣的声音。

scuffle (v.)

"to push or fight in a disorderly manner," 1570s, probably a frequentative form of scuff, of Scandinavian origin. Related: Scuffled; scuffling. As a noun c. 1600, from the verb.

1. The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.

那两个人争吵扭打起来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. There was a scuffle and I lost my hat in the melee.

因发生一场斗殴,我的帽子也在混乱中丢失了.

来自辞典例句

3. Five pickets were injured in the scuffle.

在混战中有五名罢工纠察队员受伤.

来自辞典例句

4. But that was just a scuffle and exchange of words.

不过,那也只是扭打对骂而已.

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5. In the hallway outside, a scuffle of feet . A clink of metal.

在走廊外面, 有扭打的痕迹和金属发出的声音.

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