jousting v. 马上长枪比武;参加比赛(joust的现在分词)
n. 竞争;比赛
- He looks forward to the verbal jousting and more often than not puts them firmly in their place.
他期望打口水仗,却常常性地使他们地位动摇。 - The rest of the room contained only a broken quintain and a few other pieces of discarded jousting furniture.
这房间中的其他摆设,只有一个破了的枪靶,和另外几件丢弃了的马上枪术比赛用的装备。 - Lords that construct a simple set of Jousting Lists can expect to see his men putting in extra hours in the saddle, and more volunteers for the militia forces.
修建枪术赛场可激励贵族们勤修武艺,同时亦可为军队招募更多勇士。