"to struggle, scuffle, wrestle confusedly," late 15c. (transitive); 1630s (intransitive), Scottish and northern English variant of touselen (see tousle). Related: Tussled; tussling.
tussle (n.)
"a struggle, conflict, scuffle," 1620s (but rare before 19c.), from tussle (v.).
实用例句
1. The referee booked him for a tussle with the goalie.
他和守门员拉扯，因而被裁判记名警告。来自柯林斯例句
2. He was injured during a tussle for the ball.
他在争球时受了伤。来自《权威词典》
3. They began to tussle with each other for the handgun.
他们互相扭打起来,抢夺那支手枪.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.
