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

• 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。
• Everybody but Toby enters into this skirmish.
  除了托比外，全家人都投入了这场小冲突。
• 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。
• This skirmish sparked a major battle.
  这次小冲突激起了场大战斗。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。