"lock horns" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 激烈争执
• 发生冲突

Definition

和某人激烈争执或发生冲突，通常因意见或问题。表达原意指动物用角相斗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为比喻用法，强调激烈的意见不合，而非真正的肢体冲突。常用于较正式或书面语。常见搭配有 'lock horns over'、'lock horns with'。

Examples

The two managers locked horns during the meeting.

两位经理在会议上**激烈争执**。

Politicians often lock horns over new laws.

政客们经常因为新法律**发生冲突**。

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

我和哥哥因为谁做家务**争执了**。

They tend to lock horns whenever money comes up.

只要谈到钱，他们就容易**发生激烈争执**。

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

从大学开始，那俩人几乎什么都要**争执**。

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

下次会议他们要是又**争执**，别奇怪。