joust
noun /dʒaʊst/
/dʒaʊst/
- an event in which people fight on horses using a long stick (= a lance) to try to knock the other person off their horse, especially as part of a formal contest in the past
（尤指旧时作为正式比赛一部分的）马上长矛打斗，骑马比武 - a medieval joust
中世纪的比武
- a medieval joust
- (formal) an act of arguing with somebody, especially as part of a formal or public debate
（尤指作为正式或公开辩论一部分的）辩论，讨论，争论 - the weekly verbal joust called Prime Minister's Questions
名为“首相问题”的每周口头辩论
- the weekly verbal joust called Prime Minister's Questions