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scuffle

/skuhf-uhl/US // ˈskʌf əl //UK // (ˈskʌfəl) //

混战,扭打,动乱,混战中

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v.无主动词 verb
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    scuf·fled, scuf·fling.

    • : to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
    • : to go or move in hurried confusion.
    • : to move or go with a shuffle; scuff.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a rough, confused struggle or fight.
    • : a shuffling: a scuffle of feet.
    • : Also called scuffle hoe . a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
    • : a forward and backward movement of the foot.

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Examples

  • The recent scuffles on San Diego school boards – not to mention the ongoing national and local controversies around critical race theory – show that America’s racial tension is becoming an animating factor in school board politics.

  • The Avengers are able to retrieve both stones from the 2012 version of Loki but during a surprise scuffle, the 2012 version of Loki is able to grab the Tesseract and disappear.

  • According to a report on May 7 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a disagreement over trading cards led to a parking lot scuffle.

  • The 23-year-old bystander said the scuffle caught her eye and that she started filming because she felt it was “wrong” that police were “messing with someone.”

  • Given all this history, the complaint filed against Lieber and the dispute over hiring outside counsel appears to mark a continuation — and certainly an escalation — of previous scuffles.

  • Of those who were caught in the scuffle, many were teenagers, students, civic activists, and pensioners.

  • A scuffle with a teacher results in an arrest and expulsion, and Jameis is sent to juvenile detention for assault charges.

  • There had been a scuffle at school; well, a scuffle after football practice is more precise.

  • Sharpton later accused Ryan of kicking a blind man in a scuffle with demonstrators.

  • Even young people who had never experienced conflict before this last scuffle in November handled it better than I did.

  • There was a scuffle, and Black Sheep was torn off the body by Harry and some colleagues, and cuffed home tingling but exultant.

  • From within the chamber came the sounds of a scuffle, a man's soft laugh, and a girl's softer intercession.

  • Digby in the scuffle, while bravely trying to escape, let go his whip, which fell to the ground unperceived by his captors.

  • At the noise of the scuffle, OLeary and the others came precipitately in from the studio, believing that another assault was on.

  • The scream was followed by a fall, a short scuffle, repeated stabbings, and violent breathing mixed with low groans.