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OK Corral, the

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++the OK CorralOK Cor·ral, the /ˌəʊ keɪ kəˈrɑːl $ -ˈræl/  a corral (=an area surrounded by fences where animals can be kept) in the town of Tombstone, Arizona. In 1881 it was the scene of a famous gunfight in which Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holliday fought against a group of criminals called the Clanton gang. The story was made into a well-known film Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957), and this phrase is sometimes used humorously when talking about a fight involving several people 奥凯畜栏〔美国亚利桑那州汤姆斯通镇一地,以1881年发生的一场激烈枪战而闻名;Gunfight at the OK Corral 有时用于戏谑,指涉及多人的混战〕 It was more like the gunfight at the OK Corral than a football game. 这哪里是足球赛,简直就是一场混战。
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OK Corral, the
OK Corral, the /ˌəʊ keɪ kəˈrɑːl $ -ˈræl/
a corral (=an area surrounded by fences where animals can be kept) in the town of Tombstone, Arizona. In 1881 it was the scene of a famous gunfight in which Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holliday fought against a group of criminals called the Clanton gang. The story was made into a well-known film Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957), and this phrase is sometimes used humorously when talking about a fight involving several people:
    It was more like the gunfight at the OK Corral than a football game.