dust-up
UKˈdʌst ʌpUSˈdʌst ʌp
Meaning
1n.
争吵;打架;争执
Usage
There was a bit of a dust-up at the pub last night over a football match.
昨晚酒吧里发生了一场因足球比赛而起的小冲突。
The political debate turned into a real dust-up between the two candidates.
政治辩论变成了两位候选人之间真正的激烈争吵。
He came home with a black eye after a dust-up in the schoolyard.
他在校园里打了一架,回家时眼眶都青了。
Etymology
该词是20世纪初出现的英式俚语,其构词逻辑生动地描绘了冲突场景:打斗或激烈争吵时尘土飞扬 (dust) 且事态升级 (up) 的意象。名词短语通过隐喻固化,专指“引发骚动的争执或打架”,完美体现了词义由具体动作向抽象事件的自然演变。