"lock horns" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 激烈爭執
• 發生衝突

Definition

與某人激烈爭執或發生衝突，通常因意見或問題。這個表達原本指動物用角對抗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要是比喻用法，指激烈爭辯而非真正打鬥。較常見於正式場合或書面語。常用短語有 'lock horns over'、'lock horns with'。

Examples

The two managers locked horns during the meeting.

兩位經理在會議上**激烈爭執**。

Politicians often lock horns over new laws.

政客們經常因為新法律**發生衝突**。

My brother and I locked horns over who would do the chores.

我和哥哥因為誰做家務**爭執了**。

They tend to lock horns whenever money comes up.

只要談到錢，他們就容易**激烈爭執**。

Ever since college, those two have locked horns on almost everything.

從大學開始，那兩人幾乎什麼都要**爭執**。

Don’t be surprised if they lock horns again at the next meeting.

下次會議他們又**爭執**，不要奇怪。