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battle
[英] [ˈbætl] [美] [ˈbætl] 生词本

vt.& vi.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：Battle  

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1. N-VAR 战役；战斗 A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. 

  • ...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne.

    国王威廉三世在博因河战役中的胜利

  • ...after a gun battle between police and drug traffickers.

    在警察和毒贩子一番枪战之后

  • ...men who die in battle.

    在战斗中阵亡的人们

2. N-COUNT （为争取成功或控制权的）斗争，冲突 A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control. 

  • ...a renewed political battle over Britain's attitude to Europe.

    围绕英国对欧洲的态度问题展开的新一轮政治斗争

  • ...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world.

    世界上正义与邪恶的永恒斗争

  • ...a macho battle for supremacy...

    男性为争取支配地位而进行的斗争

3. N-COUNT （在艰难环境中的）奋争，斗争 You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances. 

  • ...the battle against crime...

    打击犯罪的斗争

  • She has fought a constant battle with her weight...

    她一直在竭力控制体重。

  • Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago.

    格雷格在与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争之后于两年前去世。

4. V-RECIP 与…抗争；与…搏斗；同…作战 To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. In American English, you can also say that one group or person is battling another. 

  • Thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded...

    数千人与警方发生冲突，据报道有数人在冲突中受伤。

  • The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16...

    双方将在12月16日再次交锋以争夺进入四分之一决赛的席位。

  • They're also battling the government to win compensation.

    他们也在跟政府交涉以争取补偿。

5. VERB 奋战；（与…）搏斗（在英国英语中用battle against something或with something，在美国英语中用battle something） To battle means to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. In British English, you battle against something or with something. In American English, you battle something. 

  • Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.

    医生们彻夜奋战来挽救她的生命。

  • ...a lone yachtsman returning from his months of battling with the elements...

    只身驾驶游艇与恶劣天气搏斗数月后成功归航的人

  • In Wyoming, firefighters are still battling the two blazes.

    在怀俄明州，消防员还在为扑灭这两场大火而奋战。

battler

  • If anyone can do it, he can. He's a battler and has a strong character.

    只要有人能做到这一点，他就能做到。他是一位斗士，个性坚毅。

6. See also: pitched battle; running battle;  
7. PHR-RECIP 作战；交战；竞争 If one person or group does battle with another, they take part in a battle or contest against them. You can also say that two people or groups do battle . 

  • ...the notorious Montonero guerrilla group who did battle with the army during the dirty war...

    曾在那场肮脏的战争中与这支部队交战的臭名昭著的蒙特内罗游击队

  • This March, a British and an American company will do battle in the High Court over the right to press compact discs.

    今年3月，一家英国公司和一家美国公司将会在最高法院就光盘压制权展开争夺。

8. PHRASE 成功的一半；成功的重要条件 If you say that something is half the battle, you mean that it is the most important step towards achieving something. 

  • Choosing the right type of paint for the job is half the battle.

    选对了涂料，这项工作就成功了一半。

9. PHRASE 战线已划定；对垒之势已成 If you say that the battle lines are drawn between opposing groups or people, you mean that they are ready to start fighting or arguing, and that it has become clear what the main points of conflict or disagreement will be. 

  • The battle lines were drawn after the government refused to budge from its final offer.

    政府拒绝改变其最后条件之后，双方对立态势趋向明朗。

10. PHRASE 作无望成功的尝试 If you are fighting a losing battle, you are trying to achieve something but are not going to be successful. 

  • The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines.

    全体船员努力尝试重新启动发动机，但结果徒劳无功。

  • ...on a day when the sun is fighting a losing battle against the lowering clouds.

    那天，太阳慢慢被低垂的云层遮蔽起来。

11. PHR-RECIP 一决胜负；一决高低 If one group or person battles it out with another, they take part in a fight or contest against each other until one of them wins or a definite result is reached. You can also say that two groups or two people battle it out . 

  • In the Cup Final, Leeds battled it out with the old enemy, Manchester United...

    在足总杯决赛中，利兹联队和宿敌曼彻斯特联队一决胜负。

  • Barbados could have three new political parties battling it out in the next General Election.

    在下一届大选中，巴巴多斯可能有三个新的政党参加角逐。

12. PHRASE 虽败犹胜/ 虽胜犹败 If you say that someone has lost the battle ,but won the war, you mean that although they have been defeated in a small conflict they have won a larger, more important one of which it was a part. If you say that someone has won the battle but lost the war, you mean that they have won the small conflict but lost the larger one. 

  • The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.

    罢工者们虽胜犹败。

13. PHRASE 考验意志的持久战 A battle of wills is a situation that involves people who try to defeat each other by refusing to change their own aims or demands and hoping that their opponents will weaken first. 

  • The President offered compromises to parliament to defuse the battle of wills over who should wield power.

    总统对国会作出让步，以求结束这场旷日持久的权力争斗。

14. PHRASE 智慧的较量；斗智 If you refer to a situation as a battle of wits, you mean that it involves people with opposing aims who compete with each other using their intelligence, rather than force. 

  • With chess you're involved in a battle of wits from start to finish.

    下国际象棋从头到尾都是在比拼智慧。

Noun

1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;

  • "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"
  • "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

2. an energetic attempt to achieve something;

  • "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"
  • "he fought a battle for recognition"

3. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);

  • "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
  • "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
Verb

1. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle;

  • "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"
  • "We must combat the prejudices against other races"
  • "they battled over the budget"

体育

  • 1.对决

法律

  • 1.战斗
1. Fight no battle unprepared; fight no battle you are not sure of winning.
不打无准备之仗，不打无把握之仗。

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2. A bitter battle was fought the whole of the day.
激战竟日。

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3. A fierce battle is raging between the two countries.
这两个国家正在进行一场激战。

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4. All the villagers, men and women, old and young, took part in the battle against the drought.
全村不论男女老幼，都参加了抗旱斗争。

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5. Annie and Phil were engaged in a silent battle of wills, each refusing to leave.
安妮和菲尔默默地较上了劲，谁也不肯离开。

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6. Before the battle, the commanders ordered the sacrifice of two bullocks to the god of war.
打仗之前，指挥官下令给战神供奉两只小公牛。

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7. But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle.
但是，阿尔弗雷德已经推断出，丹麦人已不再适应持久的战争了。

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8. Fight no battle unless victory is sure.
不战则已，战则必胜。

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9. Fight no battle you are not sure of winning.
不打无把握之仗。

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10. For a military commander, winning or losing a battle is a common occurrence.
胜败乃兵家常事。

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11. He didn't want to lose his life in[on] the battle field.
他不想在战场上送命。

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12. He fought bravely in the midst of the battle.
他在那次战役中奋勇作战。

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13. He has an uphill battle against rheumatics.
他与风湿病作艰苦顽强的斗争。

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14. He has an uphill battle against rheumatism.
他与风湿病作艰苦顽强的斗争。

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15. He received a mortal wound soon after the battle began.
战争开始后不久，他就受到了致命的重伤。

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16. He rejoiced that they had won the battle, but grieved that many had been killed.
他为他们打了胜仗而高兴，但又为许多人牺牲而悲伤。

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17. He took part in a great naval battle.
他参加了一次大海战。

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18. He tried to magnify the part he played in the battle.
他试图夸大他在战斗中发挥的作用。

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19. He was a magical shooter in our squad and his every shot did execution in battle.
他是咱班里的神枪手，打起仗来真是百发百中。

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20. He was cited for his distinguished service in the battle.
他的出色战功得到表彰。

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