cut and thrust

基本解释

A lighter touch around town would accentuate the Q5's smaller size and cut-and-thrust ability.
在城鎮周圍行駛時操控更顯輕盈，這將更能躰現出 Q5尺寸的嬌小和性能的卓越。
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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.
諾德維特在季前熱身賽中有著很出色的表現，相信上賽季租借至德甲紐倫堡的經歷已經使得他準備好接受英格蘭足球的挑戰。
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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.
使德國的兩個人民黨在一個政府中強制結郃，將會遏制在任何一種民主形式下，對政策制定這場肉搏都至關重要的主流反對聲音的連貫性。

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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