battle of wills

a situation in which opposing sides refuse to change what they want, in the hope that the other side will decide to change first 意志的较量

a battle of wills between teacher and student

师生之间意志的较量

Examples from the Corpus

battle of wills• Instead I was getting myself into an increasingly confrontational situation, a battle of wills, with the Director of Coaching.• A battle of wills, no less, between pursuer and prey.• This follows whispers of an alleged battle of wills with manager Don Mackay.• After two days even the smallest decision could become an exhausting battle of wills.• A drawn-out battle of wills began, with my having to stone-wall both in London and on visits to Moscow.• The battle of wills between them forms the backbone of the story.• In fact, their battle of wills is escalating.

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词汇	battle of wills
释义	battle of wills battle of wills a situation in which opposing sides refuse to change what they want, in the hope that the other side will decide to change first 意志的较量 a battle of wills between teacher and student 师生之间意志的较量 Examples from the Corpus battle of wills• Instead I was getting myself into an increasingly confrontational situation, a battle of wills, with the Director of Coaching.• A battle of wills, no less, between pursuer and prey.• This follows whispers of an alleged battle of wills with manager Don Mackay.• After two days even the smallest decision could become an exhausting battle of wills.• A drawn-out battle of wills began, with my having to stone-wall both in London and on visits to Moscow.• The battle of wills between them forms the backbone of the story.• In fact, their battle of wills is escalating. → battle of wills at battle1(3)
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