battle
[NOUN, VERB]
battles
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 战役
A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
近义词
fight , combat
双语例句
例：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所取得的胜利。
例：a gun battle between police and drug traffickers.
警察和毒贩子之间的一场枪战。
例：men who die in battle.
在战斗中死去的人们。
2. [C 可数名词] 斗争 , 较量
A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control.
近义词
双语例句
例：an unfolding political battle over jobs and the economy.
一场正在展开的关于就业和经济的政治较量。
例：the eternal battle between good and evil in the world.
世界上善恶之间永无休止的较量。
例：a battle for supremacy.
为取得支配地位进行的斗争。
3. [C 可数名词] （在艰苦环境中）斗争
You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances.
近义词
fight , campaign
双语例句
例：the battle against crime.
打击犯罪的斗争。
例：She has fought a constant battle with her weight.
她一直在和自己的体重作斗争。
例：Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago.
格雷格在两年前去世，那之前他与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争。
NOUN. 名词
battle it out
1. 一决胜负 , 一决高下
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.
双语例句
例：She will now battle it out with 50 other hopefuls for a place in the last 10.
她现在将和另外50名有希望的候选人决战最后10个位置中的一个。
PHRASE. 习语
battles , battling , battled
1. [RECIP 相互动词] 与…搏斗 , 与…较量
To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. You can also say that one group or person is battling another.
双语例句
例：In one town thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded.
在一个镇子里，成千上万的人同警察展开搏斗，据报道有多人受伤。
例：The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16.
双方必须于12月16日再战一次，来争夺1/4决赛的位置。
2. [I 不及物动词] 与…作斗争 , 斗争
To battle means to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. You can also battle something, or battle against something or with something.
近义词
双语例句
例：Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.
医生们为抢救她彻夜奋战。
例：Firefighters are still battling the two blazes.
消防队员们还在为扑灭两处大火而奋战。
VERB. 动词
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