"put up your dukes" in Chinese (Simplified)
举起你的拳头(打架)
Definition
一个老派、非正式的表达,用来让某人举起拳头准备打架,通常是开玩笑或挑战的语气。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非常口语化且过时,几乎只在玩笑、卡通或电影里用,真实打架中几乎不用。'Dukes' 是指拳头的老俚语。
Examples
"Put up your dukes!" the boy shouted before the game started.
“**举起你的拳头**!”男孩在游戏开始前喊道。
He laughed and said, "Are you really going to put up your dukes?"
他笑着说:“你真的要**举起你的拳头**吗?”
The cartoon characters started to put up their dukes before the silly fight.
卡通人物们在搞笑打斗前开始**举起拳头**。
"C'mon, man, put up your dukes!" he joked, raising his fists playfully.
“来吧,伙计,**举起你的拳头**!”他开玩笑地一边举着拳头一边说。
Whenever they disagreed, they'd pretend to put up their dukes like boxers.
每当他们意见不合时,他们就会像拳击手一样假装**举起拳头**。
"No way I'm fighting you, even if you put up your dukes," she teased.
“我才不会和你打架,就算你**举起拳头**,”她打趣道。