"dueling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 決鬥

Definition

兩人之間根據規則進行的正式戰鬥或競賽，通常有武器；也可泛指兩人間激烈對抗或比賽。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式“決鬥”多用於歷史或文學場景，現今常用於比喻兩人激烈對抗或競爭（如“決鬥吉他”）。口語中較少用，除非指直接的比拼。

Examples

The students were dueling for first place in the competition.

學生們為比賽第一名而在**競爭**。

The movie had an intense dueling scene between the hero and the villain.

電影中有一場英雄與反派激烈的**決鬥**場景。

There are always dueling opinions on social media.

社交媒體上總有**對立**的觀點。

During the debate, the two candidates spent the whole night dueling over tax policy.

在辯論中，兩位候選人整晚都在為稅收政策**激烈辯論**。

The two knights were dueling at sunrise.

兩名騎士在黎明時分**決鬥**。

Dueling was once a common way to settle arguments.

**決鬥**曾是解決爭端的常見方式。