rough and tumbleBrE/ˌrʌf ən ˈtʌmbl/NAmE/ˌrʌf ən ˈtʌmbl/noun[U, sing.]~ (ofsth)asituationinwhichpeoplecompetewitheachotherandareaggressiveinordertogetwhattheywant激烈的竞争;混战◆theroughandtumbleofpolitics政治上的混战noisyandslightlyviolentbehaviourwhenchildrenoranimalsareplayingtogether(儿童或动物一起嬉戏时的)吵闹捣蛋行为