dustup

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈdʌstʌp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A scuffle or fight. informal
    — Mik looked at his arm and knew this wouldn't work for another dustup with the she-hemoth that was hot on his heels. He put his shield on the damaged arm. It felt strange since he usually wore it on his left.
  2. An argument or dispute. broadly,informal
    — The incident followed other dustups between the two parties over the conduct of the war on terrorism.

词形变化

dustups plural dust-up alternative dust up alternative

词汇关系

相关词
dust up

词源

Etymology tree
English dust updeverb.
English dustup
Deverbal from dust up.
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