cut and thrust

基本解释

A lighter touch around town would accentuate the Q5's smaller size and cut-and-thrust ability.
在城镇周围行驶时操控更显轻盈，这将更能体现出 Q5尺寸的娇小和性能的卓越。
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Nordtveit impressed with his performances in pre-season and believes that last year's loan spell with Bundesliga side Nurnberg has prepared him for the cut and thrust of English football.
诺德维特在季前热身赛中有着很出色的表现，相信上赛季租借至德甲纽伦堡的经历已经使得他准备好接受英格兰足球的挑战。
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Yoking together Germany's two Volksparteien in one government tends to stifle the coherent, mainstream opposition that is essential to the cut-and-thrust of policymaking in any democracy.
使德国的两个人民党在一个政府中强制结合，将会遏制在任何一种民主形式下，对政策制定这场肉搏都至关重要的主流反对声音的连贯性。

Their format is unlively, with little cut-and-thrust allowed among the men on the platform.
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British politicians are much more accustomed to the cut and thrust of face-to-face debate.
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It seems that sitting in our pajamas all day does not always trump the cut and thrust of face-to-face office work.
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