spar
n
strong wooden or metal pole used as a mast, yard, boom, etc on a ship 圆材(木质或金属质, 用作桅杆、 帆桁等).
spar v (-rr-) [I, Ipr]
~ (with sb)
1 box (sb) using light blows, usu for practice only 用拳轻击(某人)(通常仅作拳击练习).
2 argue or dispute (with sb), usu in a friendly way (与某人)争辩(通常指善意)
children sparring with each other 争吵著的孩子.
🗣️ 情景例句
Because the United States is the most important trade partner.
因为美国是我们最重要的贸易伙伴。
I wonder if it will be too long.
我不知道它是不是会太长。
but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.