scuffles

英 [ˈskʌflz]

美 [ˈskʌflz]

v.  (短暂而不严重地)扭打，冲突，争斗; 窸窸窣窣地疾行
scuffle的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (短暂的)扭打,混战
  Ascuffleis a short, disorganized fight or struggle.
  1. Violent scuffles broke out between rival groups demonstrating for and against independence.
     支持和反对独立的两支游行队伍间爆发了激烈的冲突。
• V-RECIP 扭打;混战
  If peoplescuffle, they fight for a short time in a disorganized way.
  1. Police scuffled with some of the protesters...
     警察与一些抗议者发生了冲突。
  2. He and Hannah had been scuffling in the yard outside his house.
     他和汉娜一直在他房外的院子里扭打。

双语例句

• Over the previous few weeks, flight delays had led to scuffles, police deployments and, on two occasions, passengers storming the runway in protest.
  前几周，航班延误曾引发冲突，还动用了警力，有两次甚至出现了抗议旅客冲入飞机跑道的情况。
• That incident, during which the US says Chinese ships came dangerously close to the US vessel and threw debris in its way, came after similar scuffles last week, the White House said.
  白宫方面表示，中方船只以危险的方式靠近美国船只，在其航线上抛掷弃物，此前上周就发生过几次类似事件。
• Violent scuffles broke out between rival groups demonstrating for and against independence.
  支持和反对独立的两支游行队伍间爆发了激烈的冲突。
• President Chen did his best to put a positive spin on the scuffles at the National Day ceremony.
  国庆典礼变闹剧，让外宾大开眼界，陈总统轻松带过。
• There were reports of scuffles with Gazans who still wanted to cross into Egypt, but most reports said the situation remained fairly calm.
  据报导，哈马斯激进分子在同那些试图进入埃及的加沙人发生冲突，但是大多数的报导说，局势仍然比较稳定。
• Scuffles between torch bearers and protesters in cities including London and Paris have forced host nations to mount tight security operations to protect the torch on its journey.
  在伦敦和巴黎等城市，火炬手和抗议者之间的混战促使（火炬传递）举办国施行严密的安全措施，以保护旅途中的圣火。
• Why could he not have a woman of his own instead of these filthy scuffles at intervals of years?
  干吗他没法有个自己的女人，只能隔三差五搞搞这种破烂货？
• At the eighteenth emperor's reign, the ethnics from the north invaded the land, hence scuffles between the north and the south.
  宋朝相传了十八个皇帝之后，北方的少数民族南下侵扰，结果又成了南北混战的局面。
• Scuffles broke out and police fired stun grenades to disperse the protests.
  后来发生混战，警方还使用了眩晕手榴弹驱散抗议人群。
• When news reached the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, scuffles broke out between government and opposition.
  当消息传到众议院，引起了政府和反对派之间的混战。