rough and tumble

英 [ˌrʌf ən ˈtʌmbl]

美 [ˌrʌf ən ˈtʌmbl]

n.  激烈的竞争; 混战; (儿童或动物一起嬉戏时的)吵闹捣蛋行为

牛津词典

noun

• 激烈的竞争；混战
  a situation in which people compete with each other and are aggressive in order to get what they want
  1. the rough and tumble of politics
     政治上的混战
• （儿童或动物一起嬉戏时的）吵闹捣蛋行为
  noisy and slightly violent behaviour when children or animals are playing together

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 争抢;混战;争斗
  You can userough and tumbleto refer to a situation in which the people involved try hard to get what they want, and do not worry about upsetting or harming others, and you think this is acceptable and normal.
  1. ...the rough-and-tumble of political combat.
     混乱的政治斗争
• N-UNCOUNT 喧闹;打闹
  Rough and tumbleis physical playing that involves noisy and slightly violent behaviour.
  1. He enjoys rough and tumble play.
     他喜欢打闹。

双语例句

• Two chairs got broken in the boy's rough and tumble.
  两把椅子在孩子们的打斗中被摔坏了。
• After all, Mr McCain has a military background and Mr Obama came up through the rough and tumble of Chicago politics.
  毕竟，麦凯恩有过军队背景，而奥巴马是经历了芝加哥动荡不安的政治生涯才得以上位。
• In this situation he may find it easier to adjust to the rough and tumble of business life.
  在这种情况下他会发现自己更容易适应生意场上的激烈竞争。
• To start off, 10 of us have been encouraged to join this session on "playtime" and to experience some of the rough and tumble we missed while growing up.
  一开始，我们当中的10个人受到鼓励，参与这个“游戏”部分，体验一下我们在成长中错过的打闹嬉戏经历。
• Was he prepared for the rough and tumble of politics?
  他为政治斗争做好准备没有？
• We have a rough and tumble tradition of politics in this country that perhaps offends the sensibilities of more civilized nations.
  这个国家的政治传统杂乱无章，令人难以忍受，它有可能伤害到较为文明国家的感情。
• The response struck a significantly more combative tone than previous Chinese reactions to other trade disputes with the US which appeared to accept that some tensions were part of the rough and tumble of being a global trading power.
  中方回应的语气明显比以往强硬。此前中国对与美国其它贸易争端的反应似乎表明，中国接受这样一点：要成为全球贸易大国，出现某些紧张局面是必然的。
• In another, boisterous brothers enjoying some rough and tumble and one cheeky cub using an adult's leg as a chew stick.
  还有一张照片中，精力充沛的狮子兄弟们在打打闹闹，一个大胆的幼狮还把一个成年狮子的腿当成了磨牙棒。
• My daughter would rather join in a rough and tumble with her brothers than play with dolls.
  我女儿宁愿与她的兄弟们乱打胡闹，也不愿一人玩她的洋娃娃。
• The average father suffers 22 injuries a year caused by 'rough and tumble' while playing with the kids, it emerged today.
  人们如今发现，爸爸们平均一年有22次受伤，就因为和孩子们玩耍的时候磕磕碰碰。