sweet science
noun [ S or U ] uk/ˌswiːt ˈsaɪ.əns/ us/ˌswiːt ˈsaɪ.əns/
甜蜜科学（拳击的别称）
a way of referring to boxing (= a sport in which two competitors fight by hitting each other with their hands)
He gave an exhibition of the sweet science that took the breath away. 他举办了一场紧张的拳击比赛。
Jones's performance was a thing of beauty. It restored meaning to the idea of boxing as a sweet science. 琼斯的比赛充满了美感。它给拳击比赛重新赋予了甜蜜科学的含义。
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- He owned a home in South Florida - long a haven for retired heroes of sport's sweet science.
- Giovanni homeschooled Arturo and his older brother, Joseph, in the sweet science.
- For Walsh, who admired boxing and boxers and used analogies to the sweet science freely, the final round came Monday morning when he succumbed to cancer.
- Needing to get a handle on the sweet science, Wahlberg asked White to give him a few lessons.