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- in sing. Brit. informal a fierce argument or fight〈英, 非正式〉激烈的争吵; 激烈的打斗：
they had a bit of a ding-dong.
他们间有些口角。
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- dated a riotous party〈旧〉喧闹的聚会, 狂欢的聚会。
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- N. Amer. informal a silly or foolish person〈北美, 非正式〉蠢货; 傻瓜。
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- with the simple alternate chimes of or as of a bell（如）铃铛（般）丁当作响地（的）：
as adv. the church bells go ding-dong教堂的钟丁当作响
as adj. he heard the ding-dong tones on the aircraft.他在飞机上听到丁当声。
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- as adv. Brit. energetically or wildly〈英〉起劲地; 胡乱地：
her biological clock is going ding-dong.
她的生物钟乱了。
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- as adj. Brit. informal (of a contest) evenly matched and intensely waged〈英, 非正式〉（竞赛）势均力敌的, 激烈的：
the game was an exciting ding-dong battle.
这场比赛双方旗鼓相当, 扣人心弦。
词源
mid 16th cent.: imitative.