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单词 tussle
释义 tus·sle
I. \ˈtəsəl\ verb
(tussled ; tussled ; tussling \-s(ə)liŋ\ ; tussles)
Etymology: Middle English tussillen, freq. of -tusen, -tousen to touse — more at touse
intransitive verb
: to struggle especially roughly or violently : scuffle — usually used with with
 < likes to tussle with a large tuna >
 < will tussle with the university's postwar development budget — Newsweek >
 < a strong man who could tussle with evil and conquer — Vera Caspary >
transitive verb
archaic : to struggle or scuffle with
Synonyms: see wrestle
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a physical contest or struggle : scuffle
 < a tussle to get through the door first >
 < a hard tussle with the nasty sea — Appalachia >
2. : a rough argument, controversy, or struggle against difficult odds for success
 < a constant tussle with insomnia — Lucien Price >
 < a sharp tussle with temptation — Samuel Butler †1902 >
 < a constant tussle to find the money to pay our bills — Eileen McCarthy >
 < his lifelong tussle … with the intricacies of the language — B.D.Wolfe >
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