shadow-boxing
noun /ˈʃædəʊ bɒksɪŋ/
/ˈʃædəʊ bɑːksɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the activity of boxing with an imaginary opponent, especially for physical exercise or in order to train
(尤指训练时与假想对手)做空拳攻防练习 - (figurative) The two candidates engaged in shadow-boxing before the election.
选举前两位候选人预演与对手过招。
- (figurative) The two candidates engaged in shadow-boxing before the election.