Duel
[ 'dʊəl ]
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n. 决斗;竞争，斗争;
vt. 使（另一人）参加决斗;反对;
vi. 参加正式决斗;
💡 词根助记
du,dub,doub =two,表示”二,双”#词根助记：du两个+el[=bell斗]→二个人斗→决斗
📝 例句
It was the beginning of a protracted duel.
这是一场持久的决斗的开始。
Yet he went on trying to steer the ship of their duel life.
可他仍然试图驾驶他们双重生活的航船。
Later on the Germans became too strong for us to court a duel.
后来，由于德军力量太强，所以我们不能和他们硬拼。
The knight challenged his rival to a duel.
那位骑士向敌手提出决斗的挑战。
fight [have] a duel with...
与…决斗
🌱 联想助记
源自于 bellicose 战争；音：赌，斗，不服咱俩赌一把，看是你死还是我活；dual 两人之间的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
duel
n
1 (formerly) formal fight between two men, using swords or pistols, esp to settle a point of honour （旧时）两男子的决斗（用剑或手枪, 尤指关系到名誉问题）
challenge sb to a duel 向某人挑战进行决斗.
2 (fig 比喻) contest or struggle between two people, groups, etc （双方的）竞争, 斗争
engage in a duel of words/wits 双方斗嘴[斗智]. duel, v (-ll-; US also -l-) [I, Ipr]
~ (with sb) fight a duel 决斗
duelling pistols, ie pistols used in a duel 用於决斗的手枪.
🔁 扩展释义
*['dju:әl]n. 决斗, 斗争vi. 决斗
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Now, tell me, what's the problem?
啊， 告诉我 有什么问题？
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
'He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on sea.
但他只在海峡上空飞行7英里，引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。