sparring-partner

n 1 person with whom a boxer spars as part of training 练拳的对手. 2 (infml 口) person with whom one enjoys frequent, usu friendly, arguments 经常斗嘴的对手: They've been sparring-partners ever since they were at school together. 他俩从一块儿读书起就没停过斗嘴.

spangle, spaniel, Spanish, spank, spanking, spanner, spar, spare, spare part, spare tyre, spare-rib, spare...from, sparing, sparingly, spark, sparking-plug (also `spark-plug), sparkle, sparkler, sparkling, sparks, sparrow, sparrow-hawk, sparse, sparsely, sparsely-populated, spartan, spary, spasm, spasmodic, spasmodically, spastic, spat, spate, spatial, spatially, spatter, spatula, spawn, spay, speak,