battle

n

• ① 战役,战斗,交战(有组织的武装部队在某区域所作的长期性战争);(泛指)战争
  • a close(-pitched) battle白刃战,肉搏,短兵相接的战斗
  • a decisive battle决战
  • a fierce battle激战
  • a losing battle败战
  • a naval battle海战
  • a field of battle战场,战地(=battlefield)
  • a line of battle战线
  • the battle of Waterloo滑铁卢之役
  • a general's [soldier's] battle策略[武力]战
  • accept battle应战
  • He was ready to do battle for his country.他随时准备为国而战。
  • Will you do battle with [give battle to] the enemy?你愿意跟敌人作战吗?
  • The general fell [was killed] in battle.那位将军战死[阵亡]了。
  • fight a battle交战,作战
  • gain [lose] a battle战胜[败]
  • offer battle攻击;挑战
  • join battle (with ...)(与…)交战,开始(与…)作战,交战→ battle royal

• ② 斗争;奋斗
  • His whole life was a constant battle against poverty and illness.他的一生不断地与贫病搏斗。
  • the battle between the sexes两性之间的争斗
  • a battle for existence为生存的斗争
  • the battle of life人生的奋斗
  • a battle of words论战

• ③[the battle]胜利;成功
  • The battle is not always to the strong.胜利并不永远属于强者。