skirmish

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

Translation

n. 小規模戰鬥;小衝突
Word Forms
第三人稱單數skirmishes
現在分詞skirmishing
過去分詞skirmished
過去式skirmished
複數skirmishes

Phrases & Collocations

military skirmish

軍事衝突

brief skirmish

短暫衝突

Example Sentences

there was a skirmish over the budget.

就預算問題產生了小爭執。

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

天朦朦亮的時候曾經有過一場小規模的戰鬥。

reports of skirmishing along the border.

關於邊境小衝突的報道。

a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.

在爭論開始之前的關於規則的小爭論

the struggle started with skirmishes and some scattered gunplay.

戰鬥以一些小衝突和零星的交火開始。

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

單打獨鬥, 十字軍戰士通常會贏;在小規模戰鬥中,撒拉遜人經常能以少勝多。

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