skirmish
英 [ˈskɜːmɪʃ]
美 [ˈskɜːrmɪʃ]
n. 小规模战斗; 小冲突; (尤指)遭遇战; (尤指政治上对立双方的)小争执，小争论
v. 发生小规模战斗(或冲突、争执)
复数：skirmishes 现在分词：skirmishing 过去式：skirmished 第三人称单数：skirmishes 过去分词：skirmished
Collins.1 / BNC.14040 / COCA.13180
牛津词典
noun
- 小规模战斗；小冲突；（尤指）遭遇战
a short fight between small groups of soldiers, etc., especially one that is not planned - （尤指政治上对立双方的）小争执，小争论
a short argument, especially between political opponents
verb
- 发生小规模战斗（或冲突、争执）
to take part in a short fight or argument
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 小规模战斗;接触战
Askirmishis a minor battle.- Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。
- Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
- V-RECIP 发生小冲突;进行小规模战斗;打斗
If peopleskirmish, they fight.- They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...
他们当时正在雷区附近交火。 - Police skirmished with youths on the estate last Friday.
上周五警方与一些青年在住宅区发生了冲突。
- They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...
- N-COUNT 小争执;口角;争论;冲突
Askirmishis a short, sharp argument.- This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes.
这种方式上的差异已经导致了几场政治冲突。
- This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes.
英英释义
noun
verb
- engage in a skirmish
双语例句
- The engineering boot enchant, Nitro Boosts, will no longer be usable in rated or skirmish arena matches.
工程学鞋子附魔硝化甘油推进器不能再在竞技场排名赛或练习赛中使用。 - An officer was killed in a skirmish with guerillas.
一名军官在与游击队员的小冲突中被杀死。 - Yet the challenge of acquiring SOA skills is more than just another skirmish in the larger war for IT talent.
而获得SOA技能的挑战对于IT天才们来说不仅仅意味着是大战争中的一场小冲突。 - In case of an explosion or skirmish in Moscow, one would think about radical nationalistic thugs first of all.
如果是发生在莫斯科的爆炸或小规模冲突，那么人们会首先想到激进的民粹主义暴徒。 - When I got to the old Sullivan place there'd already been a skirmish with the Yankees.
当我到达老沙利文的地方时，他们已经到那的时候他们已经跟北佬们交过手了。 - They are vulnerable when attacked by heavy cavalry and skirmish troops.
但是在面对重骑兵和散兵的进攻时，他们却是十分脆弱的。 - This skirmish is the latest indication of the importance of GovCloud to the IT industry.
这场小冲突是最新的信号，表明了政府云计算市场对IT产业的重要性。 - The skirmish grew into a major battle.
小冲突扩大形成大战斗。 - A conventional skirmish would escalate into a nuclear exchange.
传统的小规模战斗更有可能逐步升级为核战争。 - Meanwhile, though, amid a regional skirmish, there seems little harm in issuing a global reminder of its utter dominance in some very 21st-century products.
但与此同时，在一场区域性的纠纷中，提醒全球记住中国绝对掌控着一些非常21世纪的产品，似乎没有什么坏处。