rough and tumble

英 [ˌrʌf ən ˈtʌmbl]

美 [ˌrʌf ən ˈtʌmbl]

n.  激烈的竞争; 混战; (儿童或动物一起嬉戏时的)吵闹捣蛋行为

牛津词典

noun

• 激烈的竞争；混战
  a situation in which people compete with each other and are aggressive in order to get what they want
  1. the rough and tumble of politics
     政治上的混战
• （儿童或动物一起嬉戏时的）吵闹捣蛋行为
  noisy and slightly violent behaviour when children or animals are playing together

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 争抢;混战;争斗
  You can userough and tumbleto refer to a situation in which the people involved try hard to get what they want, and do not worry about upsetting or harming others, and you think this is acceptable and normal.
  1. ...the rough-and-tumble of political combat.
     混乱的政治斗争
• N-UNCOUNT 喧闹;打闹
  Rough and tumbleis physical playing that involves noisy and slightly violent behaviour.
  1. He enjoys rough and tumble play.
     他喜欢打闹。

双语例句

• He enjoys rough and tumble play.
  他喜欢打闹。
• My daughter would rather join in a rough and tumble with her brothers than play with dolls.
  我女儿宁愿与她的兄弟们乱打胡闹，也不愿一人玩她的洋娃娃。
• In this situation he may find it easier to adjust to the rough and tumble of business life.
  在这种情况下他会发现自己更容易适应生意场上的激烈竞争。
• The more profound conclusion from the past few months, however, is that the cool long-term rationalism and global mindset of oil company boardrooms is inadequate in the face of the rough and tumble of short-term local politics.
  然而，过去几个月，一个更为深刻的结论是：面对短期地方政治中的争斗，石油公司董事会中冷静的长期理性主义和全球思维已不合时宜。
• Two chairs got broken in the boy's rough and tumble.
  两把椅子在孩子们的打斗中被摔坏了。
• The case protects against rain, dust and dirt as well as the normal rough and tumble of travel.
  这种保护包可以防雨、防灰尘以及旅途中的磕碰与颠簸。
• As you get jostled in the daily rough and tumble, does it feel like other people care less about how rough you have it and how much youre getting tumbled?
  当你每日在混乱无序的生活中冲冲撞撞前行时，是否觉得身边的人很少关心你过得有多么艰难、摔了多少跟头？
• The response struck a significantly more combative tone than previous Chinese reactions to other trade disputes with the US which appeared to accept that some tensions were part of the rough and tumble of being a global trading power.
  中方回应的语气明显比以往强硬。此前中国对与美国其它贸易争端的反应似乎表明，中国接受这样一点：要成为全球贸易大国，出现某些紧张局面是必然的。
• I had spent nearly a year in this ship, and got the first rough and tumble of a sea-life.
  我在这条船上生活了差不多一年，初次尝到了海上生活的艰辛。
• In another, boisterous brothers enjoying some rough and tumble and one cheeky cub using an adult's leg as a chew stick.
  还有一张照片中，精力充沛的狮子兄弟们在打打闹闹，一个大胆的幼狮还把一个成年狮子的腿当成了磨牙棒。