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pugilism

/pyoo-juh-liz-uhm/US // ˈpyu dʒəˌlɪz əm //UK // (ˈpjuːdʒɪˌlɪzəm) //

搏击术,搏击,拳术,搏击运动

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing.

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Examples

  • He challenges his audience by refusing to capitulate to them, and they love it—his self-loathing pugilism is a turn-on.

  • GOProud had been a group known for its pugilism, not its donor development.

  • This pugilism is never more apparent than when the family is defending its own.

  • A baronet scientifically skilled in pugilism, enjoyed no pleasure so much as giving gratuitous instructions in his favorite art.

  • But what a bold and vigorous aspect pugilism wore at that time!

  • Prolonged warfare had developed in his nature a trace of pugilism hitherto unsuspected by his nearest friend.

  • This is a story of amateur pugilism and chivalrous adventure, written by an author whose books on sport are well known.

  • There his pugilism ended; they afterwards shook hands, and continued good friends.