| 词组 | slugfest |
| 释义 | slugfest Theme: DISAGREEMENT n. a festival of arguing.The slugfest went on until both sides were willing to compromise.The president emerged from the slugfest with control of the company still hers. Theme: VIOLENCE n. a fight; a festival of slugging.They went out in the alley for a real slugfest.You wanna see a slugfest, just stick around. slugfest noun a bruising, drawn-out fight; hence, a military engagement at close-quarters. A combination of SLUG (to strike) and -FEST (a concentration of the preceding noun) US, 2003slugfest1. A fight in which two or more participants punch with their bare hands; a fistfight. A portmanteau of "slug" (meaning "to punch") and "festival." The arguing led to pushing and shoving, which eventually led to an all-out slugfest. She came away from the slugfest with a black eye and a broken hand. 2. A particularly intense or heated argument between two or more people in which points, rebuttals, accusations, etc., are exchanged back and forth. The senator is bracing for a slugfest when she puts her proposal before Congress for a vote. The case has truly been a slugfest between the two large companies' teams of lawyers. slugfest1. n. a fight; a festival of slugging. They went out in the alley for a real slugfest. 2. n. a festival of arguing. The president emerged from the slugfest with control of the company still hers. |
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