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单词 arm-wrestling
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Definition of arm-wrestling in English:

arm-wrestling

noun ˈɑːmˌrɛs(ə)lɪŋˈɑrmˌrɛs(ə)lɪŋ
mass noun
  • A trial of strength in which two people sit opposite each other with one elbow resting on a table, clasp each other's hands, and try to force each other's arm down on to the table.

    I beat him at arm-wrestling
    as modifier the British arm-wrestling championships
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The court may also decide the Constitutional rights at stake are too important to leave to military decision-making and political arm-wrestling.
    • Strength, power and dignity - these are the holy trinity of arm-wrestling and the greatest of these is strength.
    • Her graceful form, which bodybuilding audiences had not seen onstage since 1984, belied her arm-wrestling and powerlifting experiences.
    • The loser of the arm-wrestling had to throw the winner's shoe over my cousins' house.
    • I can't win anything more than arm-wrestling against Seth, and Jake can't even do that.
    • She wouldn't kill a fly, being all vegetarian and whatever, but I never beat her in a single match of arm-wrestling.
    • The team was also delighted to learn that a future world arm-wrestling championship would be held in Manchester.
    • Girls grappled in arm-wrestling matches as others traded shy or swaggering kisses.
    • At one point, Santiago fell into a daydream about an arm-wrestling match he'd had as a young man.
    • Grace stood up, grabbing her food; she made her way over to the gaggle of men that had gathered to watch the arm-wrestling.
    • The delays in winning UN approval are likely to infuriate the hawks in Washington, although military planning for an invasion is steaming ahead even amid the diplomatic arm-wrestling.
    • So expect a lot of arm-wrestling between now and the end of negotiations.
    • Why do you always let me beat you at arm-wrestling, and hug me like a wild bear?
    • This threat has been around for some time now, as we have variously reported, but the response to date has been limited to diplomatic silence as arm-wrestling continues behind the scenes.
    • A brother and sister arm-wrestling duo is proving a handful for opponents after walking away with a clutch of top titles.
    • O'Neill's New York FBI team was at the center of bureaucratic arm-wrestling over who would head the 1998 investigation into the embassy bombings in East Africa.
    • High arms, jersey-tugging and arm-wrestling have turned football into a shambles.
    • If you can beat me at arm-wrestling, then maybe you'll have a chance.
    • Even though the rugby suffered, there was something epic about it - like that marathon arm-wrestling encounter in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
    • There must be few people left who believe the outcome will be settled by arm-wrestling between twin researchers and their critics.

Derivatives

  • arm-wrestle

  • verb ˈɑːmˌrɛs(ə)lˈɑrmˌrɛsəl
    [no object]
    • Engage in arm-wrestling with someone.

      everyone has giant biceps because they arm-wrestle to settle disputes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • with object you can arm-wrestle members of the opposing team
      • Sometimes, he lets his assistants arm-wrestle each other.
      • He only asks that I sit directly opposite him across a table, as if we were about to play chess or arm-wrestle.
      • The only way into those computers, then, is to arm-wrestle my personal trainer during business hours and get physical access to the machine.
 
 

Definition of arm-wrestling in US English:

arm-wrestling

nounˈɑrmˌrɛs(ə)lɪŋˈärmˌres(ə)liNG
  • A trial of strength in which two people sit opposite each other with one elbow resting on a table, clasp each other's hands, and try to force each other's arm down on to the table.

    I beat him at arm-wrestling
    as modifier the British arm-wrestling championships
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The loser of the arm-wrestling had to throw the winner's shoe over my cousins' house.
    • There must be few people left who believe the outcome will be settled by arm-wrestling between twin researchers and their critics.
    • If you can beat me at arm-wrestling, then maybe you'll have a chance.
    • O'Neill's New York FBI team was at the center of bureaucratic arm-wrestling over who would head the 1998 investigation into the embassy bombings in East Africa.
    • I can't win anything more than arm-wrestling against Seth, and Jake can't even do that.
    • Grace stood up, grabbing her food; she made her way over to the gaggle of men that had gathered to watch the arm-wrestling.
    • The court may also decide the Constitutional rights at stake are too important to leave to military decision-making and political arm-wrestling.
    • High arms, jersey-tugging and arm-wrestling have turned football into a shambles.
    • Her graceful form, which bodybuilding audiences had not seen onstage since 1984, belied her arm-wrestling and powerlifting experiences.
    • Why do you always let me beat you at arm-wrestling, and hug me like a wild bear?
    • Girls grappled in arm-wrestling matches as others traded shy or swaggering kisses.
    • The team was also delighted to learn that a future world arm-wrestling championship would be held in Manchester.
    • Strength, power and dignity - these are the holy trinity of arm-wrestling and the greatest of these is strength.
    • She wouldn't kill a fly, being all vegetarian and whatever, but I never beat her in a single match of arm-wrestling.
    • At one point, Santiago fell into a daydream about an arm-wrestling match he'd had as a young man.
    • This threat has been around for some time now, as we have variously reported, but the response to date has been limited to diplomatic silence as arm-wrestling continues behind the scenes.
    • So expect a lot of arm-wrestling between now and the end of negotiations.
    • A brother and sister arm-wrestling duo is proving a handful for opponents after walking away with a clutch of top titles.
    • Even though the rugby suffered, there was something epic about it - like that marathon arm-wrestling encounter in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
    • The delays in winning UN approval are likely to infuriate the hawks in Washington, although military planning for an invasion is steaming ahead even amid the diplomatic arm-wrestling.
 
 
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