[ shéjiànchúnqiáng ] cross verbal swords with sb.; engage on a battle of words; battle of wits
Example Sentences:
1.
Over the next few days , sophie s interrogation by the gestapo officer mohr evolves into an intense psychological duel 在往后几天,苏菲被盖世太保探员摩亚不断盘问,在舌剑唇枪之间,盘问渐渐演变成心理战。
2.
I could foresee lengthy but inconclusive bickering , throwing statistics back and forth . much as with the quality of life , you either feel it or you don t 可以想像,这样将会引起正反双方一番舌剑唇枪,然后以统计数据互相反证对方,但最后都得不出任何结论。