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sparring

/ˈspɑːrɪŋ/C1

(拳击等)轻拳练习 / 模拟格斗 (v.)

动词 `spar` 的现在分词形式。在拳击、格斗运动中指「模拟对练、实战演练」;在日常口语里,也可以用来形容两人「斗嘴、打口水仗」。

Said that I was filling in for Jacoby.
You and I will be sparring when he arrives.
Cool. I boxed at the academy.