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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They were skirmishing close to the minefield now
  他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
• 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。
• 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。
• The skirmish grew into a major battle.
  小冲突扩大形成大战斗。
• I did not know that this skirmish was going to mushroom into open warfare.
  我不知道这场小冲突竟会迅速扩大成为公开的战争。
• Everybody but Toby enters into this skirmish.
  除了托比外，全家人都投入了这场小冲突。
• 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。