scuffle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scuf·fle1 /ˈskʌfəl/ noun [countable] FIGHTa short fight that is not very violent 扭打 SYN tussle Scuffles broke out between rival supporters during the match. 比赛过程中，双方球迷之间发生了打斗。scuffle with/between scuffles with police 和警察扭打
Examples from the Corpus
scuffle• White hecklers appeared and a scuffle broke out.• Junkin got into a scuffle with an unidentified Jets player near the end of a kickoff return.• There's a scuffle taking place on the adjacent platform: you hear the yells and the fists.• A bottle crashed to the floor; there was a scuffle.• There was a scuffle and he stood up, pushed past brother and friends, and dashed from the courtroom.• There was a brief scuffle at the entrance between photographers and a male colleague with the Marquess.• There was a brief scuffle as the crowd left the football ground.• A brief scuffle broke out between fans after the game.• Rioters threw stones at the police and a few scuffles broke out.• There is a sudden scuffle as one of the dancers collapses, delirious on to the stone floor.• The details remain unclear, but the scuffle is probably best described as potentially lucrative for Mr Tyler.scuffle with/between• On 27 March he was involved in a scuffle with his prisoners at Tyburn.• Junkin got into a scuffle with an unidentified Jets player near the end of a kickoff return.• Think Bobby Bonilla scuffling with the media.• Mark Garcia, 41, died of apparent heart failure the day after he scuffled with officers.• Fifteen demonstrators were injured in scuffles with heavily armed police.• Later, around 3,000 people marched on the parliament building, where there were minor scuffles with police.• A lawyer by training, she scuffled with agribusiness over migrant workers and supervised the government crackdown on sweatshops.scuffle2 verb [intransitive] 1 FIGHTto have a short fight with someone, in a way that is not very serious or violent 扭打，冲突scuffle with Some of the demonstrators scuffled with the police. 示威者中有些人和警察扭打起来。2. [always + adverb/preposition]WALK to walk quickly and make a noise as your feet rub on the ground 拖着脚快走→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
scuffle• The shopping precinct is full of teenagers gathered in small clusters, smoking, gossiping, laughing, scuffling.• After a lot of scuffling and grunting, the soldiers pushed Hilda out.• By the doors, where the couple had been, three teenage boys were scuffling and messing around.• I was all scuffled and pink.• Empty dories scuffled around the raft with their oars crossed.• Prowling, scuffling, moving around out there somewhere ... There was another crash of thunder.• Then there was another thud, followed by the noise of scuffling shoes on the bare wood floor.• Mark Garcia, 41, died of apparent heart failure the day after he scuffled with officers.Origin scuffle (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian languagescuf·fle1 nounscuffle2 verbChineseSyllable
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scuffle
scuf‧fle1 /ˈskʌfəl/ 
noun [countable]
SYN tussle:
Scuffles broke out between rival supporters during the match.
scuffle with/between
scuffles with police
■ when people hit or attack each other
▪fight a situation in which people hit or attack each other because of an argument, or as a sport: He had a fight with an older boy. | the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
▪battle a fight between opposing armies or groups of people: The English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings. | a battle between two rival gangs
▪scuffle a short fight that is not very violent: There was a short scuffle with the police, but no arrests were made.
▪punch-up British English informal a fight in which people hit each other because of an argument: The game turned into a punch-up.
▪brawl a noisy fight between a group of people: He was hurt in a drunken brawl.
▪altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious: There was a brief altercation and someone called the police.
▪riot a fight involving a large number of people, especially people who are protesting about something: The book provoked riots all over Europe.
scuffle2 verb [intransitive]
1. to have a short fight with someone, in a way that is not very serious or violent
scuffle with
Some of the demonstrators scuffled with the police.
2. [always + adverb/preposition] to walk quickly and make a noise as your feet rub on the ground
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noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
a short fight that is not very violent Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
SYN tussle:
scuffle with/between
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verb [intransitive]1. to have a short fight with someone, in a way that is not very serious or violent
scuffle with
2. [always + adverb/preposition] to walk quickly and make a noise as your feet rub on the ground
fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force 指搏斗、打斗、打架 ：◆ He got into a fight with a man in the bar. 他在酒吧里和一个男人斗殴。 clash ( a short fight between two groups of peoplejournalism 新闻 （新闻用语）指两群人之间短暂的打斗、打架、冲突 ：◆ Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators. 警方与示威者发生了冲突。 brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place 通常指一群人在公共场合喧闹、斗殴、闹事 ：◆ a drunken brawl in a bar 在酒吧里酒后闹事 struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get sth from the other 指搏斗、扭打，尤指抢夺、挣扎脱身 ：◆ There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene. 在谋杀现场没有打斗痕迹。 scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle 指短暂而不太激烈的扭打、冲突 ：◆ He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer. 他和一名摄影记者发生了肢体冲撞。
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