单词	brawl
释义	brawl1 nounbrawl2 verb brawlbrawl1 /brɔːl $ brɒːl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbrawl1 Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from the sound of fighting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a drunken brawl He got his face cut in a brawl outside a nightclub. No one was injured in the brawl, which police quickly stopped. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bars had sprung up on South Railroad Street and around the depot, and robberies and brawls were commonplace. Daley, like this town, relished a political brawl. He died as a result of injuries received in a street brawl. Meanwhile Leeds and Spurs were fined £150,000 each after the brawl at Elland Road. Several witnesses said that Slatter started the brawl. She had lost her eye when she was fifteen, in a brawl with the Gaschuggers outside Welcome, Arizona. This altered Romeo strikes us as oddly passive after Juliet is exiled for killing his cousin Tybalt in a street brawl. Together they shoot up, play soccer, get into barroom brawls, mug tourists and steal to support their habits. Thesaurus THESAURUSwhen people hit or attack each other► fight a situation in which people hit or attack each other because of an argument, or as a sport: · He had a fight with an older boy.· the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman ► battle a fight between opposing armies or groups of people: · The English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings.· a battle between two rival gangs ► scuffle a short fight that is not very violent: · There was a short scuffle with the police, but no arrests were made. ► punch-up British English informal a fight in which people hit each other because of an argument: · The game turned into a punch-up. ► brawl a noisy fight between a group of people: · He was hurt in a drunken brawl. ► altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious: · There was a brief altercation and someone called the police. ► riot a fight involving a large number of people, especially people who are protesting about something: · The book provoked riots all over Europe. Longman Language Activatora fight► fight · There was a massive fight after school yesterday.in a fight · Three of his ribs were broken in a fight.get into a fight · He had been at the pub for several hours before getting into a fight with another man.a fight breaks out · A couple of fights broke out near the stadium after the game.be in a fight · How did you get that black eye? Were you in a fight? ► punch-up British informal a fight: · He ended up in jail after a punch-up with a bloke in the pub.get into a punch-up: · Some drunks began calling us names and we ended up getting into a punch-up. ► brawl a fight between a group of people in a public place, especially when they are drunk: · No one was injured in the brawl, which police quickly stopped.· He got his face cut in a brawl outside a nightclub. ► scuffle a short fight that is not very violent and which usually only involves people pushing each other: · There was a brief scuffle as the crowd left the football ground.a scuffle breaks out (=starts suddenly): · Rioters threw stones at the police and a few scuffles broke out. ► scrap a short fight, especially between children: · Scraps in the playground are a pretty frequent occurrence.have a scrap: · It's normal for brothers and sisters to have a few scraps. It's part of growing up. ► altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious: · There was a brief altercation and someone called the police. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► drunken · They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl. NOUN► street · He died as a result of injuries received in a street brawl.· This altered Romeo strikes us as oddly passive after Juliet is exiled for killing his cousin Tybalt in a street brawl.· Hayden helped provoke the late Richard J.. Daley into a temper tantrum that turned the 1968 convention into a street brawl. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drunken party/orgy/brawl etc Robyn had two casual heterosexual encounters at this time, both one-night stands after rather drunken parties, both unsatisfactory. They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl. a noisy quarrel or fight among a group of people, especially in a public place:  a drunken brawl in the street brawl1 nounbrawl2 verb brawlbrawl2 verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE brawl Simple Form Present I, you, we, they brawl he, she, it brawls Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they brawled Present perfect I, you, we, they have brawled he, she, it has brawled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had brawled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will brawl Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have brawled Continuous Form Present I am brawling he, she, it is brawling you, we, they are brawling Past I, he, she, it was brawling you, we, they were brawling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been brawling he, she, it has been brawling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been brawling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be brawling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been brawling Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Her only daughter, the apple of her eye, had been brawling in the street. Now he just brawls with the bad guys. The soldiers stayed up all night, brawling their guts out. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drunken party/orgy/brawl etc Robyn had two casual heterosexual encounters at this time, both one-night stands after rather drunken parties, both unsatisfactory. They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl. to quarrel or fight in a noisy way, especially in a public place:  Fans brawled outside the stadium.—brawler noun [countable]
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