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儒琴英语词组（English Phrase of the Day）
toe to toe ( or toe-to-toe)
adjective, adverb
英文解释
(of two people) standing directly in front of one another, especially in order to fight or argue；directly opposing or competing with each other；to be willing or able to compete or fight with someone in a strong, forceful, determined way.
中文解释
正对面；直接竞争; 针锋相对；彼此直接对立或竞争; 愿意或能够以强有力的、有决心的方式与某人竞争或斗争; 毫不容情的竞争或者冲突; 正面反目发生争吵。
原文举例
President Trump Goes Toe to Toe with Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
特朗普总统与众议员南希·佩洛西针锋相对。
China goes toe-to-toe with Trump on trade – and trips.
中国在贸易和旅行中与特朗普针锋相对。
Warren makes the case that she can go toe-to-toe with Trump.
沃伦认为她可以和特朗普正面交锋
Russia, US go toe-to-toe at anti-doping meeting. The fight was about doping.The proverbial blows were delivered Wednesday in a vast conference room in Poland during a pair of 3-minute speeches that cut through the tedium of an otherwise sleepy rule-making forum held by the World Anti-Doping Agency. (panow.com/2019/11/06/)
俄罗斯和美国在反兴奋剂会议上针锋相对。这场斗争是关于兴奋剂的。美国猛击一重拳。俄罗斯反击了。本周三，世界反兴奋剂机构在波兰一间巨大的会议室里发表了两场3分钟的演讲，打破了沉闷沉闷的规则制定论坛。