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lock horns 争论不休

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2021-05-22 06:09 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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两只鹿在打斗的时候，会顶住彼此头上的角，直到其中一方败下阵来，争斗才得以罢休。表达 “lock horns 锁住角” 指 “卷入激烈的冲突或争执中，没有一方愿意先妥协或认输”。

例句

My father and brother locked horns last night over whether my brother could use the car!

我爸爸和哥哥昨晚为哥哥能不能开这辆车的事争论不休。

The company executives¹ are locking horns over the direction the company should take next year.

这家公司的行政主管们为了公司明年的发展方向而争执不休。

When I was younger, I always locked horns with my mother about eating spinach²! I hated it, and she always insisted I finish it.

我小时候总是因为吃菠菜的事和妈妈发生争执！我特别讨厌菠菜，但她总是执意让我吃完。

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1 executives
（公司或机构的）经理( executive的名词复数 )；（统称公司或机构的）行政领导；（政府的）行政部门； [the Executive][美国英语]（美国政府的）行政当局
参考例句：
They have taken measures to equate the salaries of higher civil servants to those of business executives. 他们采取措施使高级文职人员的工资和企业管理干部的工资相等。 He disregarded the advice of his executives. 他对主管层的建议置若罔闻。

2 spinach
n.菠菜
参考例句：
Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。 You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。