| 单词 | turf war |
| 释义 | > as lemmasturf war turf war n. (a) Sport a dispute regarding horse racing, or between organizations involved in the business of horse racing; (also) a horse race; (b) colloquial (chiefly North American), a dispute over territory; frequently in extended use. ΚΠ 1897 N.Y. Times 26 July 3/4 Unless either the Queens County Jockey Club or the Metropolitan Turf Association gives in to the terms offered by the other..a lively turf war will be waged. 1969 N.Y. Times 2 Nov. s9/1 Ring, a Washington sportsman who returned to the turf wars a little over two years ago... bought Czar Alexander as a 2-year-old for $32,000. 1979 Science 204 1060 (heading) Jump in funding feeds research on nutrition. But the dollars also fuel a departmental turf war that threatens to sap the field of its newfound nourishment. 2001 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 18 May 6/2 Lemmer has been offered an insight into why the Cape Town police have been unable to stop the gang turf wars that have claimed more than 100 lives since the start of the year. < as lemmas |
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