joust

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joust /dʒaʊst/ verb [intransitive]  1. DSHto fight with lances (=long sticks) while riding horses, as part of a formal competition in the past 〔旧时〕马背长矛比武2  to compete or argue with someone 竞争；争论，辩论joust with The minister and I have often jousted with each other. 我和部长常常互相争论。 —joust noun [countable]→ See Verb table

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joust
joust /dʒaʊst/ verb [intransitive]
1. to fight with lances (=long sticks) while riding horses, as part of a formal competition in the past
2. to compete or argue with someone
    joust with
    The minister and I have often jousted with each other.
—joust noun [countable]

joustBrE /dʒaʊst/ 🔊NAmE /dʒaʊst/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they joust BrE /dʒaʊst/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒaʊst/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it jousts BrE /dʒaʊsts/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒaʊsts/ 🔊past simple jousted BrE /ˈdʒaʊstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒaʊstɪd/ 🔊past participle jousted BrE /ˈdʒaʊstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒaʊstɪd/ 🔊 -ing form jousting BrE /ˈdʒaʊstɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒaʊstɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to fight on horses using a long stick (= a lance ) to try to knock the other person off their horse, especially as part of a formal contest in the past （尤指旧时作为正式比赛一部分的）马上长矛打斗，骑马比武 [intransitive] (formal) to argue with sb, especially as part of a formal or public debate （尤指作为正式或公开辩论一部分的）辩论，讨论，争论▸ joust noun