| 单词 | to fight a prize |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fight a prize c. to fight a prize: to enter into a duel, sporting competition, gladiatorial contest, etc.; spec. to engage in a prizefight. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fight [verb (intransitive)] > prize-fight to fight a prize1662 1662 M. W. Marriage Broaker 5 Goodwit What wilt thou say thy Master fought a prize? Dick I mean that to the field he challeng'd him At twenty weapons, came off clear at all. 1680 M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras'd 22 When all your Friends lay strong Devices, And get a fame by fighting Prizes, This for your honour we'll intrench, That you betray'd a silly Wench. 1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant vii. 8 A Circus or Amphitheatre, wherein Prizes were anciently Fought. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Law is Bottomless-pit iv. 9 He..went about through all the Country Fairs challenging People to fight Prizes, Wrestling and Cudgel-Play. 1764 Bloody Reg. I. 66 He had made it his business to fight prizes, an exercise which the pride of his heart carried him to, and which he now looked upon as heathenish and barbarous. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。