粵

搏bok3鬥dau3

simp搏斗
bok3 dau3bó dòu

English

  1. to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
  2. to physically fight with hands or weapons; can be extended to refer to sports
  3. to struggle with something (not physically)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 徒手或持武器激烈對打,可以引申去一啲體育嘅對賽用
  2. (唔係物理上嘅)掙扎

Examples

  • 培養對更廣泛嘅多元文化社群嘅歸屬感,但係當個人同社會期望同偏見而搏鬥嗰陣,亦都可能會造成埋緊張情緒。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 角鬥士在羅馬競技場中搏鬥。

    Gladiators fought in the Colosseum.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 凱薩琳去年结婚之前,有人表达了担心说,因为她出生于平民家庭,可能要与被突然置于公众视野来的压力搏斗。

    Before Kate was married last year, some expressed concerns that as she was born a commoner, she would struggle with the pressure of being thrust into the public eye.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 唉,今晚又要同份功課搏鬥。

    Sigh, tonight I'll have to struggle with my homework again.

  • 佢哋兩個喺網球場上搏鬥咗五個鐘。

    They battled on the tennis court for five hours.

  • 佢竟然喺街頭同黑社會搏鬥,難怪傷成噉。

    He actually fought hand to hand with triad members on the streets, no wonder he was so badly injured. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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