sparring partner
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈsparring ˌpartner noun [countable] 1. DSsomeone you practise boxing with 练拳的对手2. ARGUEsomeone you regularly have friendly arguments with 〔经常〕友好争论的对手
Examples from the Corpus
sparring partner• Doubt acts as a sparring partner both to truth and error.• The most telling exchanges came between Sir Lewis and his long-time sparring partner, shareholder James Middlemass.• Hollins will be keeping his eye on Councilman Keith Beier, his ideological nemesis and verbal sparring partner on the council dais.ˈsparring ˌpartner nounChineseSyllable
you practise someone Corpus boxing with
sparring partner
ˈsparring ˌpartner
noun [countable]
1. someone you practise boxing with
2. someone you regularly have friendly arguments with
ˈsparring ˌpartner
noun [countable]1. someone you practise boxing with
2. someone you regularly have friendly arguments with