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

• After all, Mr McCain has a military background and Mr Obama came up through the rough and tumble of Chicago politics.
  毕竟，麦凯恩有过军队背景，而奥巴马是经历了芝加哥动荡不安的政治生涯才得以上位。
• 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。
• Age fifteen is a great time to sail alongside him through the rough and tumble waters of adolescence.
  十五岁是一个大好的时机，你和他，一同经历汹涌颠簸的青少年时期。
• 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。
• He enjoys rough and tumble play.
  他喜欢打闹。
• We have a rough and tumble tradition of politics in this country that perhaps offends the sensibilities of more civilized nations.
  这个国家的政治传统杂乱无章，令人难以忍受，它有可能伤害到较为文明国家的感情。
• Was he prepared for the rough and tumble of politics?
  他为政治斗争做好准备没有？
• 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。
• 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 average father suffers 22 injuries a year caused by 'rough and tumble' while playing with the kids, it emerged today.
  人们如今发现，爸爸们平均一年有22次受伤，就因为和孩子们玩耍的时候磕磕碰碰。