combating

英 [ˈkɒmbætɪŋ]

美 [ˈkɑːmbætɪŋ]

v. 防止; 减轻; 战斗; 与…搏斗
combat的现在分词

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'kɒmbæt/. The verb is pronounced /kəm'bæt/. 名词读作 /'kɒm-bæt/。动词读作 /kəm'bæt/。

N-UNCOUNT 战斗
Combatis fighting that takes place in a war.
1. Over 16 million men had died in combat...
  1,600多万人在战斗中牺牲。
2. Yesterday saw hand-to-hand combat in the city.
  昨天该市发生了肉搏战。
3. ...combat aircraft.
  战斗机
N-COUNT 斗争;格斗
Acombatis a battle, or a fight between two people.
1. It was the end of a long combat.
  这是一场长期斗争的结束。
VERB 与…作斗争;打击
If people in authoritycombatsomething, they try to stop it happening.
1. Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime.
  国会对政府打击犯罪的新措施提出了批评。