cut-and-thrust

• 名词，指使用刀具或类似武器进行切割和刺戳的近身格斗。也泛指激烈的争吵或交锋。

A noun referring to a type of close combat involving cutting and thrusting movements with a knife or similar weapon.

1. Knife fightingC1formal

   A type of close combat involving the use of knives, characterized by slashing and stabbing motions.

   刀战

   • The soldier trained in the art of cut-and-thrust.
   • Historical fencing often includes cut-and-thrust techniques.
   • The duel devolved into a brutal cut-and-thrust exchange.

2. Intense competition or debateC1informalbritish

   A situation characterized by vigorous, aggressive, and often competitive argument or rivalry.

   激烈竞争或辩论

   • The cut-and-thrust of political debate can be exhausting.
   • She thrived in the cut-and-thrust of the business world.
   • The courtroom was filled with the cut-and-thrust of legal arguments.

   同义词rough-and-tumblesparringtusslewrangling