late 14c., braulen "to cry out, scold, quarrel," probably related to Dutch brallen "to boast," or from French brailler "to shout noisily," frequentative of braire "to bray" (see bray (v.)). Meaning "quarrel, wrangle, squabble" is from early 15c. Related: Brawled; brawling.
brawl (n.)
mid-15c., from brawl (v.).
雙語例句
1. He hit her with a frying pan during a drunken brawl.
他酒后耍酒瘋用平底鍋打了她。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He had been in a drunken street brawl.
他參與了一場酒后街頭斗毆。
來自柯林斯例句
3. They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.
他們除了在街上斗毆做不出什么好事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.