a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place 喧闹;斗殴;闹事 He got into a drunken brawl in a bar. 他在酒吧里酒后大吵了一架。 a pub/tavern/nightclub/barroom brawl 酒吧/酒馆/夜总会/酒吧间的争吵 Police officers were injured in a mass brawl outside a nightclub. 警察在一家夜总会外的群殴中受伤。
Synonyms fightfight- clash
- brawl
- struggle
- scuffle
- fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force:
He got into a fight with a man in the bar. 他在酒吧里和一个男人斗殴。
- clash (journalism
) a short fight between two groups of people: (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:
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 something from the other:
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:
He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer. 他和一名摄影记者发生了肢体冲撞。
- a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over something
- in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
- a violent fight/clash/struggle
- to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
- a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out
Extra ExamplesThey got caught up in a street brawl. 他们卷入了一场街头斗殴。 a brawl between different gangs of football supporters. 足球支持者不同帮派之间的争斗 a brawl over a woman 因一个女子而引起的斗殴
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- drunken
- bar
- barroom
- …
- provoke
- spark
- start
- …
- in a/the brawl
- brawl between
- brawl over
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps ultimately imitative and related to bray.