"to push or fight in a disorderly manner," 1570s, probably a frequentative form of scuff, of Scandinavian origin. Related: Scuffled; scuffling. As a noun c. 1600, from the verb.
雙語例句
1. The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.
那兩個人爭吵扭打起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. There was a scuffle and I lost my hat in the melee.
因發(fā)生一場斗毆,我的帽子也在混亂中丟失了.
來自辭典例句
3. Five pickets were injured in the scuffle.
在混戰(zhàn)中有五名罷工糾察隊員受傷.
來自辭典例句
4. But that was just a scuffle and exchange of words.
不過,那也只是扭打?qū)αR而已.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. In the hallway outside, a scuffle of feet . A clink of metal.