spar
verb/spɑː(r)/
/spɑːr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they spar | /spɑː(r)/ /spɑːr/ |
| he / she / it spars | /spɑːz/ /spɑːrz/ |
| past simple sparred | /spɑːd/ /spɑːrd/ |
| past participle sparred | /spɑːd/ /spɑːrd/ |
| -ing form sparring | /ˈspɑːrɪŋ/ /ˈspɑːrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] spar (with somebody) to make the movements used in boxing, either in training or to test the speed of your opponent’s reaction
练习拳击；虚晃一拳 - [intransitive] to argue with somebody, usually in a friendly way
（多指在友好气氛中）辩论，争论 - political sparring
政治斗争 - verbal sparring
言语争吵 - spar with somebody He liked to spar with colleagues during weekly meetings.
他喜欢在每周的会议上与同事争论。
- political sparring
Word Originverb Old English sperran, spyrran ‘strike out’, of unknown origin; compare with Old Norse sperrask ‘kick out’.