tug-of-war

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tug-of-war (also tug of war) (tugs-of-war)

• 1. N-VAR A tug-of-war is a sports event in which two teams test their strength by pulling against each other on opposite ends of a rope. 拔河

• 2. N-VAR You can use tug-of-war to refer to a situation in which two people or groups both want the same thing and are fairly equally matched in their struggle to get it. 势均力敌的争夺

  ...a tug of war over intellectual property rights. ...一场对知识产权势均力敌的争夺。

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