释义 |
slugfest noun a bruising, drawn-out fight; hence, a military engagement at close-quarters US A combination of SLUG-FESTGeneral Wesley Clark, the former NATO supreme allied commander, warned that US forces will face a “methodical slugfest” in the battle for Baghdad if warplanes have not destroyed the Republican Guard. — The Guardian, 5 April 2003 By moving into Baghdad full force, U.S. hopes to avoid lengthy slugfest. — USA Today, p. 2, 8 April 2003 |