a difficult game or competition, especially in sports such as boxing and baseball

The fight was a hard, horrible 12-round slugfest. 这次比赛是一场艰苦惨烈的12回合激战。

a situation in which people compete very hard with each other in order to be successful

The race in Oklahoma for the US Senate has escalated into a slugfest in recent weeks. 最近几周，俄克拉荷马州举行的参议院议员席位竞选已经升级为一场白热化的角逐。