单词 | mano a mano |
释义 | mano a mano Sp. /mah"naw ah mah"naw/; Eng. /mah"noh euh mah"noh/, pl. manos a manos Sp. /mah"naws ah mah"naws/; Eng. /mah"noh euh mah"nohz, mah"nohz euh mah"nohz/ for 1, 2. 1. (italics) Spanish. a corrida in which two matadors alternate in fighting two or three bulls each. 2. a direct confrontation or conflict; head-on competition; duel. 3. being or resembling such a confrontation: a mano a mano struggle in the courtroom between two superb criminal lawyers. 4. in direct competition or rivalry: a brash newcomer in tennis taking on the reigning champion mano a mano. [ < Sp: on an equal footing, without advantage (to either of two contestants); lit., hand to hand] |
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