tug of war
US /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr/
UK /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr/
名詞
1.
拔河
a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one team succeeds in pulling the other over a central line
範例:
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The annual picnic always features a lively game of tug of war.
年度野餐總是有熱鬧的拔河比賽。
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Our team won the tug of war by a narrow margin.
我們隊以微弱優勢贏得了拔河比賽。
2.
拉鋸戰, 權力鬥爭
a situation in which two opposing groups are trying to win or gain control of something
範例:
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There's a constant tug of war between the marketing and sales departments.
營銷和銷售部門之間存在持續的拉鋸戰。
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The budget negotiations turned into a real tug of war.
預算談判變成了一場真正的拉鋸戰。
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