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fight tooth and nail

全力拼博

In our civilized¹, modern life, we use our teeth for eating only, and our fingernails and toenails are used hardly at all, except for decoration. Among animals, however, teeth and nails are often used to collect food or catch prey². More aggressive animals, such as tigers and bears, use teeth and nails to attack other creatures or defend their territory. If attacked themselves, they will fiercely "fight tooth and nail" to avoid being wounded or captured.

在现代文明生活中，我们只用牙齿吃东西，但是手指和脚趾却鲜有派上用场的时候，除了用来装饰。然而动物则经常使用牙齿和指甲来采集食物或者追捕猎物。攻击性更强的动物，例如老虎和熊，则用牙齿和指甲攻击其它动物或者保卫自己的领土。如果自身被攻击，它们会拼命用牙齿咬，挥舞爪子，以避免受伤或者被俘。

From that animal origin, we have imported this idiom into our civilized, modern life to represent any situation where we humans feel we must fight aggressively for some cause or purpose. It does not mean to fight physically³, as animals do, but to fight verbally⁴ using ideas and arguments.

从动物身上，我们将这一习惯用语引入到文明的现代化生活中，来表示我们人类为了某些原因或目的，去全力拼搏的情况。不一定是像动物一样来肉搏，而是指用各种想法和争论，从言语上力拼到底。

1 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

2 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

4 verbally   

ad.用文字地；口头上

参考例句：

• The company had received complaints both verbally and in writing. 这家公司收到了口头和书面的投诉。
• He verbally laced into his son for his misbehaviour. 他严厉斥责儿子的行为不端。