| 单词 | pugilism |
| 释义 | pugilism (once / 4971 pages) n Pugilism is another name for the sport of boxing. If you're a fan of pugilism, you probably enjoy watching people punch each other while wearing boxing gloves. If you're thinking about taking up a new sport and a friend suggests pugilism, she's talking about boxing. If you take up pugilism, you'll learn the footwork to use in a ring, and how to hold your gloves to protect your body and punch your opponent. Pugilism comes from the Latin word pugil, "boxer or fist fighter," a close relative of pugnus, "fist." WORD FAMILYpugilism: pugilist, pugilistic+/pugilist: pugilists/pugilistic: pugilistically USAGE EXAMPLESThe closest Mrs. Clinton’s campaign has come to Mr. Trump’s brand of Twitter pugilism is telling him, “Delete your account.” New York Times(Aug 23, 2016) The two men shared a profession but their philosophies on how best to do their jobs were at polar opposites of the pugilism spectrum. The Guardian(Feb 08, 2016) I began bombarding the boy with questions concerning pugilism: it seemed so different from the way we fought in the street—it was cleaner. Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography(1986) n fighting with the fists Syn|Hypo|Hyper boxing, fisticuffs professional boxing boxing for money in-fightingboxing at close quarters fighta boxing or wrestling match rope-a-dopea boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches spar, sparringmaking the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer contact sport a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
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