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wrestling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Other sports
wres·tling /ˈreslɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  DSOFIGHTa sport in which two people fight by holding each other and trying to make each other fall to the ground 摔跤(运动)
Examples from the Corpus
wrestlinga professional wrestlera wrestling matchHe could just about ride a bike and he liked wrestling and playing football, usually in goal.He won six high-school wrestling matches in a row.After the Nazimov Rescript they had to start wrestling with details.Meanwhile there's nothing mystical about the version of Sumo wrestling going on in the city centre.Sumo wrestling originated in Japan.He had to judge the wrestling which would be the chew in the conversation of the valley for weeks.It is clear that Watson spends a great deal of time wrestling with his conscience over the choice between morals and results.Big, raw-boned farm hands, they looked to Grant as though they spent their working time wrestling bulls - and winning!For several sleepless nights, Charity had been engaged in what she would call tiny wrestling with herself.
wres·tling nounChineseSyllable
sport by a fight two which people holding in Corpus


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wrestling
wrestling /ˈreslɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
a sport in which two people fight by holding each other and trying to make each other fall to the ground


wrest·lingBrE /ˈreslɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈreslɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a sport in which two people fight by holding each other and trying to throw or force the other one to the ground 摔跤运动