"dueling" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 决斗

Definition

两个人之间按照规定进行的正式战斗或竞争，通常带有武器。也可以泛指两个人之间激烈的对抗或比赛。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式“决斗”多用于历史或文学语境，现在常用比喻表达两方激烈对抗（如“决斗吉他”）。日常口语较少使用，除非指非常直接的较量。

Examples

The students were dueling for first place in the competition.

学生们为比赛第一名而在**竞争**。

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

电影中有一场激烈的英雄与反派的**决斗**戏。

There are always dueling opinions on social media.

社交媒体上总有**对立**的观点。

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

在辩论中，两位候选人整晚都在为税收政策**激烈辩论**。

The two knights were dueling at sunrise.

两名骑士在黎明时分**决斗**。

Dueling was once a common way to settle arguments.

**决斗**曾经是一种常见的解决争端方式。