cross swords with

基本解釋

Don't argue with Professor Smith; you are not old enough to cross swords with him.
不要同史密斯教授爭(zhēng)了，同他交鋒，你還嫩了點(diǎn)。
however, he said to the servant: "You will cross swords with me tomorrow, and you will pay with your life this blunder!"
他忙不疊地曏之道歉，請(qǐng)求原諒，誰(shuí)知後者卻不依不饒：明天你要和我進(jìn)行決鬭，你將爲(wèi)你的錯(cuò)誤付出生命的代價(jià)！
He apologized profusely; however, he said to the servant: "You will cross swords with me tomorrow, and you will pay with your life this blunder!"
他忙不疊地曏之道歉，請(qǐng)求原諒，誰(shuí)知後者卻不依不饒：明天你要和我進(jìn)行決鬭，你將爲(wèi)你的錯(cuò)誤付出生命的代價(jià)！

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