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skirmish
KK:[`skɝmɪʃ] DJ:[`skә:miʃ]
n.[C]
1. 小规模战斗, 小冲突
He was shot in a skirmish with the enemy.
他在与敌人的一次小冲突中被击中。
2. (小)争执, (小)争论
vi.
1. 进行小规模战斗; 进行小争论
The headmaster and teachers skirmished for a term over the question of corporal punishment.
校长和教师为体罚的问题争论了一学期。
名复: skirmishes
动变: skirmished; skirmished; skirmishing
同义:
n.冲突
argument
conflict
clash
scuffle
brush
struggle
encounter
melee
同义参见:
fray .2
engagement
war
battle |