jousting

英 [ˈdʒaʊstɪŋ]

美 [ˈdʒaʊstɪŋ]

v.  (尤指旧时作为正式比赛一部分的)马上长矛打斗，骑马比武; (尤指作为正式或公开辩论一部分的)辩论，讨论，争论
joust的现在分词

现在分词：jousting　复数：joustings　

COCA.37638

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 竞争；角逐
  When two or more people or organizationsjoust, they compete to see who is better.
  1. ...lawyers joust in the courtroom...
     法庭上展开激辩的律师们
  2. The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales.
     这家石油公司和埃索公司角逐英国市场销量的榜首位置。
  3. Joustis also a noun.
     
  4. There were notable jousts with the Secretary of Commerce.
     和商业部长之间明显存在竞争。
• V-RECIP （中世纪的骑士）进行马上长矛比武，骑马比武
  In medieval times, when two knights on horsebackjousted, they fought against each other using long spears called lances.
  1. Knights joust and frolic.
     骑士们骑马比武，嬉戏作乐。

双语例句

• Jousting Lists improve the quality of knights recruited here.
  枪术赛场提高城邑中骑兵部队的作战技巧。
• They saw us jousting in the square.
  他们看见我们在广场杂耍。
• Manchester United and Liverpool are jousting for position at the top of the football league.
  曼彻斯特联队和利物浦队正在争夺足球联合会的首位。
• The jousting in Washington contrasts with more dramatic steps taken by US states such as Wisconsin and New Jersey.
  相比华盛顿的口水战，威斯康星与新泽西等州的议会采取了一些更为大胆的举措。
• I'm looking at you, jousting team.
  我看着你们呢，马上枪术队。
• The jousting certainly made it important for Mr Putin to win a convincing mandate in the parliamentary elections, to avoid the appearance of weakness.
  显然，这番争斗使得普京很有必要在议会选举中赢得令人信服的授权，以避免表现出弱势。
• Such po-faced obfuscation is standard in corporate jousting around the world.
  在世界各地的企业角力中，这种一本正经的否认司空见惯。
• Howland Reed has strong proponents, despite the clear references to the fact that he knew little of jousting, much less of riding horses.
  霍兰·里德的呼声很高，但事实证明他不太会骑马，更不说马上长枪比武；
• Lords that construct a simple set of Jousting Lists can expect to see his men putting in extra hours in the saddle, and more volunteers for the militia forces.
  修建枪术赛场可激励贵族们勤修武艺，同时亦可为军队招募更多勇士。
• The rest of the room contained only a broken quintain and a few other pieces of discarded jousting furniture.
  这房间中的其他摆设，只有一个破了的枪靶，和另外几件丢弃了的马上枪术比赛用的装备。