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发音:[ˈtʌs(ə)l]
例句:
  1. The word tussle refers to a physical or metaphorical struggle or fight between two or more individuals. It involves a vigorous and often chaotic interaction where there is pushing, pulling, grappling, or wrestling.
  2. Firth is up against Jesse Eisenberg, known for his role in “The Social Network,” in which he portrays Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of the Internet platform who becomes entangled in legal tussles with former colleagues over the wealth generated by the website.
  3. That led to a legal tussle between Wikipedia and the National Portrait Gallery, a prominent British institution, after high-resolution copies of paintings from the gallery’s collection were made available on the website.
  4. The company’s reaction to the hearing underscored the tech giant TikTok, a widely-used platform with around 150 million users in the United States, as a focal point in the ongoing power tussle between the world’s largest economies.
  5. Google intends to end a trial initiative that enables political campaigns to bypass its email spam filters, marking the latest clash in the ongoing tussle between the technology giant and the Republican Party regarding online fundraising.

解释:

  1. Tussle这个单词做名词使用,其表示“a physical or figurative dispute between opposing individuals or groups”这一含义,即“(身体上的/比喻性的)扭打/争斗/争执”,与clash/fight/struggle这些单词构成近义词。

  2. 具体使用场景如下:
  • Amazon’s tussle with its workers could potentially become a trial of the labor movement’s power as the American economy gradually recovers from COVID-19 restrictions on physical workplaces.(随着美国经济逐渐从 COVID-19 对实体工作场所的限制中复苏,亚马逊与其工人的争斗可能会成为对劳工运动力量的考验。)
    –Business
  • As the stock market tussle continued to generate headlines, experts raised concerns about the more significant issue of economic momentum in the United States and Europe, particularly with the detrimental effects of coronavirus lockdowns.(随着股市之争继续成为头条新闻,专家们对美国和欧洲经济发展势头这一更重要的问题表示担忧,尤其是在冠状病毒封锁的不利影响下。)
    –News
  • WTO adjudicators are confronted with significant decisions regarding the ongoing trade tussle between the United States and China, the tax of metal tariffs by former President Trump since 2018, as well as conflicts between Japan and South Korea, and between Qatar and its neighboring countries.(世贸组织裁决者面临着许多重大决定:美国和中国之间持续的贸易争端、前总统特朗普自2018年以来征收金属关税、日韩以及卡塔尔与其邻国之间的冲突。)
    –News
  • In the United States, the controversy surrounding Apple and Google collecting fees on in-app purchases ignited a fierce legal argument between Epic, the creator of Fortnite, and Apple. While the lawsuit was contentious, Apple ultimately prevailed in the legal tussle.(在美国,围绕苹果和谷歌收取应用内购买费用的争议引发了Fortnite的创造者Epic与苹果之间的激烈法律对抗。虽然诉讼有争议,但苹果最终在法律纠纷中获胜。)
    –Technology
  • Thor and Captain America, known for their readiness to engage in battles, support their fellow Avengers by engaging in a physical tussle with Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, two superheroes who have chosen to align themselves with Ultron in opposition to humanity.(索尔和美国队长以乐意参与战斗而闻名,他们通过与快银和绯红女巫— 这两位超级英雄选择与奥创结盟以对抗人类—进行对抗来支持他们的复仇者同伴。)
    –Arts

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