fighting
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
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Derived terms
Adjective
fighting
- Engaged in war or other conflict.
- Apt to provoke a fight.
- 1925 April 11, "Books", in The New Yorker, page 26:
- It seems like a fighting insult, but he explains.
- 1947, Hold That Lion! (film):
- Them's fighting words in my country!
- 2003, Marjorie Kelly, The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, →ISBN, page xi:
- Those are fighting words, of course, and the people who presently hold the high ground of economic power in society will not be amused.
- 1925 April 11, "Books", in The New Yorker, page 26:
Derived terms
Translations
engaged in a fight
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Noun
fighting (plural fightings)
Chinese
Interjection
fighting
- (slang) go for it (to put maximum effort into achieving something)
- 運動會使整個人精神起來!正在衝向馬甲線寶寶們的行列中!fighting! [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2016, 赵本山女儿晒健身照 短发清爽欲练马甲线, 新浪娱乐
- Yùndònghuì shǐ zhěnggè rén jīngshén qǐlái! Zhèngzài chōng xiàng mǎjiǎxiàn bǎobaomen de hángliè zhōng! Fighting! [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
运动会使整个人精神起来!正在冲向马甲线宝宝们的行列中!fighting! [MSC, simp.]
Usage notes
This expression doesn't mean "fighting", but an encouragement.
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