duel
US /ˈduː.əl/
UK /ˈdʒuː.əl/
名詞
1.
決鬥
a prearranged combat between two people, fought with deadly weapons according to an agreed-upon code of honor
範例:
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The two knights agreed to a duel at dawn.
兩位騎士同意在黎明時分進行決鬥。
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Historically, duels were fought to defend one's honor.
歷史上，決鬥是為了捍衛一個人的榮譽而進行的。
2.
較量, 對抗, 競爭
a contest between two people or parties
範例:
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The chess match was a fierce intellectual duel.
這場國際象棋比賽是一場激烈的智力較量。
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The debate turned into a verbal duel between the two politicians.
辯論演變成了兩位政治家之間的口頭較量。
動詞
決鬥
to fight a duel
範例:
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They decided to duel at dawn to settle their dispute.
他們決定在黎明時分決鬥以解決爭端。
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The two rivals often dueled with words in public.
兩位對手經常在公共場合進行言語較量。