skirmish

[US]/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 小規模な戦闘; 小さな対立。
Word Forms
三人称単数skirmishes
現在分詞skirmishing
過去分詞skirmished
過去形skirmished
複数形skirmishes

Phrases & Collocations

military skirmish

軍事衝突

brief skirmish

短い衝突

Example Sentences

there was a skirmish over the budget.

予算を巡る小競り合いがあった。

There had been a skirmish in the half light of dawn.

薄明の中で小競り合いがあった。

reports of skirmishing along the border.

国境沿いでの小競り合いの報告。

a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.

討論が始まる前にルールを巡る小競り合い。

the struggle started with skirmishes and some scattered gunplay.

争いは小競り合いと散発的な銃撃から始まった。

In a straight fight the crusaders usually won; in skirmishes, the Saracens often overcame their more numerous opponents.

正面からの戦いでは十字軍が通常勝利したが、小競り合いではサラセンがしばしば数で勝る敵を打ち負かした。

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