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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A brief skirmish on the frontier
  边界上的小规模冲突
• 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。
• We won a skirmish, and we'll win him some more.
  我们打赢了一场小仗，还要再给他打赢几仗。
• 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。
• 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。