"to struggle, scuffle, wrestle confusedly," late 15c. (transitive); 1630s (intransitive), Scottish and northern English variant of touselen (see tousle). Related: Tussled; tussling.
tussle (n.)
"a struggle, conflict, scuffle," 1620s (but rare before 19c.), from tussle (v.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The referee booked him for a tussle with the goalie.
他和守門員拉扯，因而被裁判記名警告。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He was injured during a tussle for the ball.
他在爭(zhēng)球時(shí)受了傷。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. They began to tussle with each other for the handgun.
他們互相扭打起來(lái),搶奪那支手槍.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.