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　

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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.
  1. 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。
• V-RECIP 发生小冲突;进行小规模战斗;打斗
  If peopleskirmish, they fight.
  1. They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...
     他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 小争执;口角;争论;冲突
  Askirmishis a short, sharp argument.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a minor short-term fight
  Synonym:brushclashencounter

verb

• engage in a skirmish

双语例句

• There will be units included in the Map Editor which will not be in the standard multiplayer skirmish mode.
  地图编辑器中含有一些并未出现在多人对战模式中的单位。
• Most importantly, this issue represents a fresh skirmish in the inevitable competition for leadership of the world economy in the 21st century.
  最重要的是，当前的问题代表着中美竞争中的新冲突。为争夺21世纪世界经济领导者的宝座，中美之间不可避免地会相互竞争。
• My first skirmish was like hunting with my friends.
  我的首次战役就像和我朋友在狩猎一般。
• The skirmish grew into a major battle.
  小冲突扩大形成大战斗。
• The soldiers dashed forward to seize the enemy's position. This was a only petty, front-line skirmish.
  士兵们发起冲锋，欲夺敌人的阵地。这只是前沿阵地上小小的交锋。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The business has been wound down to a size which becomes manageable. a brief skirmish on the frontier
  生意规模逐渐缩小到容易管理的规模。边界上的小规模冲突
• The headmaster and teacher skirmish for a term over the question of corporal punishment.
  而在管教孩子上，最具争议的问题之一就是体罚。