joust

英 [dʒaʊst]

美 [dʒaʊst]

v.  (尤指旧时作为正式比赛一部分的)马上长矛打斗，骑马比武; (尤指作为正式或公开辩论一部分的)辩论，讨论，争论
n.  （骑士）骑着马用长矛打斗; 格斗，竞争

现在分词：jousting　复数：jousts　过去分词：jousted　过去式：jousted　第三人称单数：jousts　

BNC.36213 / COCA.27479

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指旧时作为正式比赛一部分的）马上长矛打斗，骑马比武
  to 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
• （尤指作为正式或公开辩论一部分的）辩论，讨论，争论
  to argue with sb, especially as part of a formal or public debate

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 竞争；角逐
  When two or more people or organizationsjoust, they compete to see who is better.
  1. ...lawyers joust in the courtroom...
     法庭上展开激辩的律师们
  2. The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales.
     这家石油公司和埃索公司角逐英国市场销量的榜首位置。
  3. Joustis also a noun.
     
  4. There were notable jousts with the Secretary of Commerce.
     和商业部长之间明显存在竞争。
• V-RECIP （中世纪的骑士）进行马上长矛比武，骑马比武
  In medieval times, when two knights on horsebackjousted, they fought against each other using long spears called lances.
  1. Knights joust and frolic.
     骑士们骑马比武，嬉戏作乐。

英英释义

noun

• a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
  Synonym:tilt

verb

• joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

双语例句

• Lancelot: You joust well, sir, I offer you another lance.
  你的马上格斗不错嘛，先生，我提供你另一柄枪。
• A politician who relishes a joust with reporters.
  喜欢和记者过不去的政治家。
• As Moscow and Washington discuss nuclear disarmament and joust over "spheres of influence", we see a wealthy and confident China moving to outflank both in a most unlikely arena.
  在美俄讨论核裁军并争夺“势力范围”之际，我们看到，一个富有而自信的中国正在一个最不可能的地带，从侧翼包抄这两个国家。
• Use George Bush or Others and joust your way through the competition to get the vote.
  布什使用或其他与逗弄，通过竞争的方法来表决。
• Joust for the fate of the kingdom!
  一场决定王国命运的战斗！
• The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales.
  这家石油公司和埃索公司角逐英国市场销量的榜首位置。
• To aim or thrust ( a lance) in a joust.
  （用长矛）刺在格斗中瞄准或投掷（长矛）
• Knights joust and frolic.
  骑士们骑马比武，嬉戏作乐。
• For the first purpose it is seldom mounted with a sharp "Point of War" and never sharpened for the purpose of recreating a medieval joust.
  出于其第一点设计意图，枪尖很少有在战斗中磨尖过，而在中世纪作为娱乐的枪术比赛里则从不把枪头磨尖。
• Joust in the Late Tang and Five Dynasties: An Observation on the War Cultures during the Tang-Song Transitional Period
  唐末五代阵前骑斗之风&唐宋变革期战争文化考析