Dark energy basically works against gravity in a tug-of-war.

大体上，暗能量在与引力展开一场拉锯战。

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It had long ago become a tug-of-war with him wanting more and her wanting to be left alone.

这是两人持续已久的一场拨河比赛——他想要更多，而她不想让他碰她。

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Thailand's Surin Elephant Festival features soccer-playing elephants and a tug-of-war with local men.

泰国素林大象节：大象踢足球，当地人跟大象拔河。

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What followed was a tug-of-war about what it means to be a private person with a public identity.

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In Colorado in 2007, two students partially severed their hands in a tug-of-war.

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Suharto's rule has always been a tug-of-war between technocrats and cronies, between those who craft policy and those who dispense patronage.

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