/brɔːl/
If someone brawls, they fight in a very rough or violent way. [V with n] [pl-n V]
He was suspended for a year from University after brawling with police over a speeding ticket…
他为了一张超速罚单与警察厮打，被大学勒令停学1年。
Two gangs of youths brawled on the dance floor of the ferry.
两伙青年在渡轮的舞池里打起来了。
brawl
BrE /brɔːl/
NAmE /brɔːl/
a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place
a drunken brawl
fightclash ◇ brawl ◇ struggle ◇ scuffle
These are all words for a situation in which people try to defeat each other using physical force.
fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force：
He got into a fight with a man in the bar.
clash (journalism) a short fight between two groups of people：
Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.
brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place：
a drunken brawl in a bar
struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get sth from the other：
There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle：
He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
Patterns
a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over sth
in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
a violent fight/clash/struggle
to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out
brawl
BrE /brɔːl/
NAmE /brɔːl/
[I]
to take part in a noisy and violent fight, usually in a public place
They were arrested for brawling in the street.
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brawl·er
BrE /ˈbrɔːlə(r)/
NAmE /ˈbrɔːlər/