spar
verb /spɑː(r)/
/spɑːr/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they spar | /spɑː(r)/ /spɑːr/ |
he / she / it spars | /spɑːz/ /spɑːrz/ |
past simple sparred | /spɑːd/ /spɑːrd/ |
past participle sparred | /spɑːd/ /spɑːrd/ |
-ing form sparring | /ˈspɑːrɪŋ/ /ˈspɑːrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] spar (with somebody) to make the movements used in boxing, either in training or to test the speed of your opponent’s reaction
Topics Sports: other sportsc2练习拳击;虚晃一拳 - [intransitive] to argue with somebody, usually in a friendly way
(多指在友好气氛中)辩论,争论 - political sparring
政治斗争 - verbal sparring
口头辩论 - spar with somebody He liked to spar with colleagues during weekly meetings.
他喜欢在每周例会上与同事争吵。
- political sparring
词源verb Old English sperran, spyrran ‘strike out’, of unknown origin; compare with Old Norse sperrask ‘kick out’.