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)

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Collins.1 / BNC.14040 / COCA.13180



牛津词典

noun

  1. 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
    1. (尤指政治上对立双方的)小争执,小争论
      a short argument, especially between political opponents

      verb

      1. 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

        1. N-COUNT 小规模战斗;接触战
          A skirmish is 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。
        2. V-RECIP 发生小冲突;进行小规模战斗;打斗
          If people skirmish, 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。
        3. N-COUNT 小争执;口角;争论;冲突
          A skirmish is 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。

        双语例句

        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。
        2. They were skirmishing close to the minefield now
          他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
        3. 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。
        4. 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。
        5. If the people lets fall a black ball, the idea is dried fruit; the insurrection is a mere skirmish.
          一个起义的爆发,就是一种思想在人民面前接受考验,如果老百姓掷下黑球,这思想就是一个枯萎的果子,起义便成为轻举妄动了。
        6. 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。
        7. Everybody but Toby enters into this skirmish.
          除了托比外,全家人都投入了这场小冲突。
        8. This skirmish sparked a major battle.
          这次小冲突激起了场大战斗。
        9. 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。
        10. 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。
        11. 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。
        12. The skirmish grew into a major battle. Conflict is a common form of human mutuality of antagonism in organization.
          小冲突扩大形成大战斗。冲突是组织中常见的一种对抗性的人际互动形式。
        13. 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。
        14. 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。
        15. 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。
        16. 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。
        17. 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。
        18. 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。
        19. Snarling between the Koreas, meanwhile, seems a more urgent global skirmish than any between the G2.
          与此同时,韩朝之间的紧张局势,似乎是中美两个大国之间比什么都紧迫的全球小冲突。
        20. 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。
        21. A brief skirmish on the frontier
          边界上的小规模冲突
        22. 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。
        23. 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
        24. You play like a lame camel. I am the skirmish master.
          你像一个瘸腿的骆驼一样,我才是战斗的大师。
        25. The skirmish killed at least six soldiers and forced thousands of villagers to flee to safety.
          这次骚动导致至少六名士兵死亡,并迫使几千村民逃往安全地点。
        26. 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。
        27. 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。
        28. The engineering boot enchant, Nitro Boosts, will no longer be usable in rated or skirmish arena matches.
          工程学鞋子附魔***推进器不能再在竞技场排名赛或练习赛中使用。
        29. The skirmish grew into a major battle.
          小冲突扩大形成大战斗。
        30. 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。

        英英释义

        noun

        1. a minor short-term fight

            Synonym:    brushclashencounter

          verb

          1. engage in a skirmish