fight to see who is the stronger; fight (/battle) it out; have a showdown;see which of the two can get the better of the other ? 當(dāng)時(shí)的局面是雙方都為~而準(zhǔn)備著。The situation at that time was that both sides were making prepa rations for a showdown. ? 項(xiàng)王謂漢王曰: “……愿與漢王挑戰(zhàn)決雌雄,毋徒苦天下之民父子為也!” (《史記·項(xiàng)羽本紀(jì)》) Xiang Yu made a proposal to the king of Han,“…Let us settle the issue now by hand-to-hand combat instead of involving all these other men.”
決一雌雄
fighting it out
決一雌雄jué yī cí xiónɡ
雌雄:原指動(dòng)物的雌性和雄性,引申為勝負(fù)。判定勝敗、高低。fight it out, wage a decisive battle, fight to the final, battle it out