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吵架,混戰,大打出手

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.
   royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and
   cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]
   1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable
      for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or
      prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.

   2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.

            How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.

   3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted
      by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal
      Society.

   {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.

   {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)

   {Royal eagle}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.
      

   {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See
      {Osmund}.

   {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast
      and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The
      royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.
      

   {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.

   {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree
      ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.

   {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.

   {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.
      

   {Royal tern} (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested American tern
      ({Sterna maxima}).

   {Royal tiger}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Tiger}.

   {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand
      of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --
      formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the
      scrofula, or king's evil.

   Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;
        princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;
        illustrious; noble; magnanimous.

Battle \Bat"tle\, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle,
   OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the
   fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators,
   fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel},
   and see {Batter}, v. t. ]
   1. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the
      divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement;
      a combat.

   2. A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.

            The whole intellectual battle that had at its center
            the best poem of the best poet of that day. --H.
                                                  Morley.

   3. A division of an army; a battalion. [Obs.]

            The king divided his army into three battles.
                                                  --Bacon.

            The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the
            battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every
            action.                               --Robertson.

   4. The main body, as distinct from the van and rear;
      battalia. [Obs.] --Hayward.

   Note: Battle is used adjectively or as the first part of a
         self-explaining compound; as, battle brand, a ``brand''
         or sword used in battle; battle cry; battlefield;
         battle ground; battlearray; battle song.

   {Battle piece}, a painting, or a musical composition,
      representing a battle.

   {Battle royal}.
      (a) A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that
          stands longest is the victor. --Grose.
      (b) A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two
          are engaged; a m[^e]l['e]e. --Thackeray.

   {Drawn battle}, one in which neither party gains the victory.
      

   {To give battle}, to attack an enemy.

   {To join battle}, to meet the attack; to engage in battle.

   {Pitched battle}, one in which the armies are previously
      drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the
      forces.

   {Wager of battle}. See under {Wager}, n.

   Syn: Conflict; encounter; contest; action.

   Usage: {Battle}, {Combat}, {Fight}, {Engagement}. These words
          agree in denoting a close encounter between contending
          parties. Fight is a word of less dignity than the
          others. Except in poetry, it is more naturally applied
          to the encounter of a few individuals, and more
          commonly an accidental one; as, a street fight. A
          combat is a close encounter, whether between few or
          many, and is usually premeditated. A battle is
          commonly more general and prolonged. An engagement
          supposes large numbers on each side, engaged or
          intermingled in the conflict.

資料來源 : WordNet®

battle royal
     n : a noisy riotous fight [syn: {melee}, {scrimmage}]