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tug of war

拉锯；双方争夺或僵持

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拉锯；双方争夺或僵持

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The budget meeting became a tug of war between the need for new equipment and the cost of keeping the center open.
预算会议变成了一场拉锯：一方强调需要添置设备，另一方则担心维持中心开放的成本。

来源：Expression Original Learning Examples — 阅读必备库 — batch37 · Expression Editorial Team段 editorial-base-tug-of-warOriginal English example and Chinese translation written for Expression; no third-party sentence text is reproduced.