duel

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duel 指两人之间为荣誉或解决争端而进行的正式决斗,也可比喻为激烈的竞争或斗争。

用法要点

句型搭配

作为名词时,常与动词如 have、fight、engage 等搭配,表示进行决斗;作为动词时,常与介词 with 或 against 连用,表示与某人决斗。

• have a duel
• fight a duel
• engage in a duel

介词用法

当 duel 作为动词时,通常后接 with 或 against 引出对手,表示与某人决斗;作为名词时,可用介词 over 表示决斗的原因。

• duel with an opponent
• duel against a rival
• a duel over honor

语域说明

duel 在正式或历史语境中常见,指传统决斗;在现代英语中,多用于比喻义,表示激烈竞争,如商业或体育领域。

• a political duel
• a duel of wits
• a corporate duel

基础例句

In the old days, men would duel with swords to defend their honor.

在过去,男人们会用剑决斗来捍卫自己的荣誉。

They had a fierce duel over who should lead the team.

他们就谁应该领导团队进行了一场激烈的斗争。

The two friends decided to duel in a game of chess instead of fighting.

这两位朋友决定通过国际象棋比赛来一决高下,而不是打架。

高级例句

The legal duel between the two corporations lasted for years in court.

这两家公司之间的法律斗争在法庭上持续了多年。

In academic debates, scholars often engage in a duel of ideas to advance knowledge.

在学术辩论中,学者们经常进行思想交锋以推动知识进步。

The political candidates dueled in a televised debate to win voter support.

政治候选人在电视辩论中激烈交锋,以赢得选民支持。

高频搭配

verb

have a duelfight a duelengage in a duelchallenge to a duelwin a duel

adjective

deadly duelfierce duelhistoric duelverbal duelpolitical duel

noun

sword duelpistol duelduel of honorduel between rivalsduel for supremacy

adverb

bravely duelfiercely duelformally duelpublicly duel

preposition

duel withduel againstduel overduel for

phrase

a duel to the deathsettle a matter by duelcall someone out to a duel

常见错误

❌ 错误:He dueled with his brother for the toy.
✓ 正确:He fought with his brother for the toy.

duel 通常指正式或象征性的决斗,不适用于日常小争吵;应用 fight 或 argue 等词。

❌ 错误:They had a duel about the weather.
✓ 正确:They had an argument about the weather.

duel 多涉及荣誉、竞争或重大争端,普通话题应用 argument 或 discussion。

近义词辨析

fight

fight 泛指任何形式的打斗或争吵,范围更广;duel 特指两人间有规则的正式决斗,常带仪式感。

They fought over the last piece of cake. (日常争吵) vs. They dueled with pistols at dawn. (正式决斗)

contest

contest 强调比赛或竞争,通常有规则和奖品;duel 更侧重个人间的对抗,可能涉及荣誉或生死。

The spelling contest was intense. (比赛) vs. The duel was a matter of life and death. (决斗)