brawl
/brɔːl/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈɔl] /brɔːl/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈɔl] /ˈbrȯl How to pronounce brawl (audio)/ (ame, mw) · [brˈɔl] /brɑːl/ (ame, ipa)
brawl — 名詞
1. a loud, rough physical fight in which several people attack one another, often a
鬥毆
多人間的粗暴肢體衝突
a loud, rough physical fight in which several people attack one another, often at a bar or out on the street
After the concert, a brawl between rival fans left two people injured.
演唱會結束後，雙方球迷之間的一場鬥毆導致兩人受傷。
brawl between [groups] breaks out at [event]
The security guard tried to break up the brawl, but punches were already flying.
保全試圖拉開鬥毆的人群，但拳頭已經四處飛舞。
break up a brawl
Hiro watched the brawl from across the street and called the emergency number.
Hiro 從街對面看著那場鬥毆，並撥打了緊急電話。
No one was sure how the brawl started, but it lasted nearly twenty minutes.
沒有人確定鬥毆是怎麼開始的，但它持續了將近二十分鐘。
A bar brawl broke out when a customer accused another of stealing a wallet.
一名顧客指控另一人偷錢包，於是在酒吧裡爆發了一場鬥毆。
- fight
the broadest term for any physical conflict; less specific about noise or the number of people involved
- scuffle
a brief, disorganised struggle, usually between two people, without the scale or duration of a brawl
- fracas
a noisy, disorderly quarrel; more dramatic or humorous in tone, often used in news headlines
- altercation
a heated argument or disagreement, not necessarily physical
用法筆記
Often paired with the verbs 'break out' (a brawl broke out) or 'get into' (got into a brawl). The compound 'bar brawl' is very common.
常見錯誤
brawl — 動詞
- brawlpresent simple I / you / we / they
- brawls3rd person singular
- brawling-ing form
- brawledpast simple
1. to take part in a loud, rough physical fight, especially in a public place where
鬥毆；群毆
大聲粗暴地打群架
to take part in a loud, rough physical fight, especially in a public place where a group of people are involved
Outside the nightclub, several people began brawling after last call.
夜店打烊後，有幾個人在門外開始鬥毆。
began brawling + location phrase
Bilal was injured when he tried to stop two strangers brawling on the train.
Bilal 試圖阻止兩名陌生人在火車上鬥毆，結果自己受了傷。
The football fans brawled in the streets until security teams pushed them apart.
足球迷在街上鬥毆，直到保全人員將他們拉開。
According to witnesses, the two drivers got out of their cars and started brawling.
據目擊者描述，兩名駕駛下車後便開始鬥毆。
Amira avoided the bar where her friends had brawled the week before.
Amira 避開了那間她朋友們上週鬥毆過的酒吧。
- make peace
to end a fight and restore friendly relations
- reconcile
to restore harmony after a disagreement
文法句型
brawl + with + person
用法筆記
Intransitive only — you brawl with someone, not brawl someone. Frequently used in continuous forms (were brawling, started brawling).