battles

英 [ˈbætlz]

美 [ˈbætlz]

n.  战役; 战斗; 搏斗; 较量; 争论; 斗争; 奋斗
v.  搏斗; 奋斗; 斗争
battle的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 战役；战斗
  Abattleis a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
  1. ...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne.
     国王威廉三世在博因河战役中的胜利
  2. ...after a gun battle between police and drug traffickers.
     在警察和毒贩子一番枪战之后
  3. ...men who die in battle.
     在战斗中阵亡的人们
• N-COUNT （为争取成功或控制权的）斗争，冲突
  Abattleis a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control.
  1. ...a renewed political battle over Britain's attitude to Europe.
     围绕英国对欧洲的态度问题展开的新一轮政治斗争
  2. ...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world.
     世界上正义与邪恶的永恒斗争
  3. ...a macho battle for supremacy...
     男性为争取支配地位而进行的斗争
  4. He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles.
     他惊恐地发现董事会成员正在进行你死我活的私人争斗。
• N-COUNT （在艰难环境中的）奋争，斗争
  You can usebattleto refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances.
  1. ...the battle against crime...
     打击犯罪的斗争
  2. She has fought a constant battle with her weight...
     她一直在竭力控制体重。
  3. Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago.
     格雷格在与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争之后于两年前去世。
• V-RECIP 与…抗争；与…搏斗；同…作战
  Tobattle withan opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. In American English, you can also say that one group or personis battlinganother.
  1. Thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded...
     数千人与警方发生冲突，据报道有数人在冲突中受伤。
  2. The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16...
     双方将在12月16日再次交锋以争夺进入四分之一决赛的席位。
  3. They're also battling the government to win compensation.
     他们也在跟政府交涉以争取补偿。
• VERB 奋战；（与…）搏斗（在英国英语中用battle against something或with something，在美国英语中用battle something）
  Tobattlemeans to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. In British English, youbattle againstsomething orwithsomething. In American English, youbattlesomething.
  1. Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.
     医生们彻夜奋战来挽救她的生命。
  2. ...a lone yachtsman returning from his months of battling with the elements...
     只身驾驶游艇与恶劣天气搏斗数月后成功归航的人
  3. In Wyoming, firefighters are still battling the two blazes.
     在怀俄明州，消防员还在为扑灭这两场大火而奋战。
• See also:pitched battlerunning battle
• PHR-RECIP 作战；交战；竞争
  If one person or groupdoes battle withanother, they take part in a battle or contest against them. You can also say that two people or groupsdo battle.
  1. ...the notorious Montonero guerrilla group who did battle with the army during the dirty war...
     曾在那场肮脏的战争中与这支部队交战的臭名昭著的蒙特内罗游击队
  2. This March, a British and an American company will do battle in the High Court over the right to press compact discs.
     今年3月，一家英国公司和一家美国公司将会在最高法院就光盘压制权展开争夺。
• PHRASE 成功的一半；成功的重要条件
  If you say that something ishalf the battle, you mean that it is the most important step towards achieving something.
  1. Choosing the right type of paint for the job is half the battle.
     选对了涂料，这项工作就成功了一半。
• PHRASE 战线已划定；对垒之势已成
  If you say thatthe battle lines are drawnbetween opposing groups or people, you mean that they are ready to start fighting or arguing, and that it has become clear what the main points of conflict or disagreement will be.
  1. The battle lines were drawn after the government refused to budge from its final offer.
     政府拒绝改变其最后条件之后，双方对立态势趋向明朗。
• PHRASE 作无望成功的尝试
  If youare fighting a losing battle, you are trying to achieve something but are not going to be successful.
  1. The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines.
     全体船员努力尝试重新启动发动机，但结果徒劳无功。
  2. ...on a day when the sun is fighting a losing battle against the lowering clouds.
     那天，太阳慢慢被低垂的云层遮蔽起来。
• PHR-RECIP 一决胜负；一决高低
  If one group or personbattles it out withanother, they take part in a fight or contest against each other until one of them wins or a definite result is reached. You can also say that two groups or two peoplebattle it out.
  1. In the Cup Final, Leeds battled it out with the old enemy, Manchester United...
     在足总杯决赛中，利兹联队和宿敌曼彻斯特联队一决胜负。
  2. Barbados could have three new political parties battling it out in the next General Election.
     在下一届大选中，巴巴多斯可能有三个新的政党参加角逐。
• PHRASE 虽败犹胜/ 虽胜犹败
  If you say that someonehas lost the battle,but won the war, you mean that although they have been defeated in a small conflict they have won a larger, more important one of which it was a part. If you say that someonehas won the battle but lost the war, you mean that they have won the small conflict but lost the larger one.
  1. The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.
     罢工者们虽胜犹败。
• PHRASE 考验意志的持久战
  Abattle of willsis a situation that involves people who try to defeat each other by refusing to change their own aims or demands and hoping that their opponents will weaken first.
  1. The President offered compromises to parliament to defuse the battle of wills over who should wield power.
     总统对国会作出让步，以求结束这场旷日持久的权力争斗。
• PHRASE 智慧的较量；斗智
  If you refer to a situation as abattle of wits, you mean that it involves people with opposing aims who compete with each other using their intelligence, rather than force.
  1. With chess you're involved in a battle of wits from start to finish.
     下国际象棋从头到尾都是在比拼智慧。

双语例句

• Fight a number of battles in quick succession.
  短期内接连打几仗。
• General can lose battles but only soldiers can win it.
  将军可能会输掉战争但只有士兵能打赢它。
• They also reports of shelling and overnight battles in neighborhoods of Damascus.
  他们还报道了附近大马士革的炮轰和通宵作战的情况。
• After nine fierce battles, the Qin army was finally defeated.
  果然，部队经过九次激烈的战斗，终于打垮了秦军。
• He was in many battles in Guadalcanal and saved many men who were dying from wounds and malaria.
  他参加了许多瓜达尔卡纳尔战役并救了许多在战争中濒临死亡的受伤和染上疟疾的人。
• He has proved his courage in battles.
  他已在战斗中证明了自己的英勇。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.
  这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。
• He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles.
  他惊恐地发现董事会成员正在进行你死我活的私人争斗。
• There have been some epic battles going on during this development cycle.
  这一轮发展中已有了许多史诗级的战斗。
• He had a childish fascination for battles and revolutions.
  他对战斗和革命有关孩子般的迷恋。