The Open Dictionary

brawl

noun

UK/brɔːl/
US/brɑːl/

Definitions of brawl noun

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    A noisy, chaotic fight involving multiple people.

    行为暴力的喧闹打斗；行为暴力的闹事

    • A chaotic brawl erupted outside the bar.

      酒吧外爆发了一场混乱的斗殴。

    • The police intervened to break up the public brawl.

      警方介入以制止这场公共斗殴。

    • The brawl started over a minor misunderstanding.

      这场斗殴起因于一个小小的误会。

verb

UK/brɔːl/
US/brɑːl/

Definitions of brawl verb

  1. Intransitive(不及物动词)

    To engage in a rough, noisy fight or disturbance.

    打群架；斗殴

    • They were brawling loudly outside the bar.

      他们在酒吧外大声地打斗。

    • The students started to brawl in the schoolyard.

      学生们在学校操场上开始打斗。

    • He was arrested for brawling in public.

      他因在公共场合打斗而被逮捕。