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Combat Fighting Fight Noun Troops Verb Hand To Hand Killed

This flashcard defines "combat" as fighting in a war, a battle or fight between two people, and the act of trying to stop something negative from happening. It also notes the pronunciation of the word as a noun and a verb.

This flashcard defines "combat" as fighting in a war, a battle or fight between two people, and the act of trying to stop something negative from happening. It also notes the pronunciation of the word as a noun and a verb.

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The noun is pronounced /'kɒmbæt/. The verb is pronounced /kəm'bæt/. 名词读作 /'kɒm-bæt/。动词读作 /kəm'bæt/。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]战斗 Combat is fighting that takes place in a war.
  • Over 16 million men had died in combat...

    1,600多万人在战斗中牺牲。

  • Yesterday saw hand-to-hand combat in the city.

    昨天该市发生了肉搏战。

  • ...combat aircraft.

    战斗机

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]斗争;格斗 A combat is a battle, or a fight between two people.
  • It was the end of a long combat.

    这是一场长期斗争的结束。

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[VERB 动词]与…作斗争;打击 If people in authority combat something, they try to stop it happening.
  [V n]
  • Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime.

    国会对政府打击犯罪的新措施提出了批评。


Oxford com·bat / ˈkɒmbæt ; NAmE ˈkɑːmbæt /
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combat combats combated combatted combating combatting
noun [uncountable ,  countable ] fighting or a fight, especially during a time of war 搏斗;打仗;战斗 He was killed in combat. 他在战斗中阵亡。 armed/unarmed combat (= with/without weapons) 武装╱非武装对抗 combat troops 作战部队 combat boots 军靴 see also
single combat
verb ( -t- or -tt- ) 1 combatsth to stop sth unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse 防止;减轻 measures to combat crime/inflation/unemployment/disease 防止犯罪╱通货膨胀╱失业╱疾病的措施 2 combatsb ( formal) to fight against an enemy 战斗;与…搏斗 com·bat / ˈkɒmbæt ; NAmE ˈkɑːmbæt /
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combat1 noun
combat2 verb
combatcom‧bat1 /ˈkɒmbæt $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●●○ noun
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1[uncountable] fighting, especially during a warin combat Corporal Gierson was killed in combat. We flew over 200 combat missions. training in unarmed combat (=fighting without weapons)mortal combat (=fighting until one person kills another)hand-to-hand combat (=fighting in which you are close enough to touch your opponent)combat aircraft/jacket/boots etc see thesaurus at
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2[countable] a fight or battle3combats [plural] loose trousers, often with many pockets:  She always wore combats, which were more fashionable than jeans.COLLOCATIONSadjectiveshand-to-hand combat (=in which you are close enough to touch your opponent)· Thousands of men were killed in hand-to-hand combat in less than 24 hours.close combat (=in which you are very near your opponent)· Swords and spears were used for close combat.single combat (=in which you and one other person fight together)· The champion called out a challenge to single combat.unarmed combat (=without weapons)· They were trained in the techniques of unarmed combat.mortal combat (=until one opponent is killed)· an exciting computer game of mortal combat against giants and monstersair/aerial combat (=fighting in the air)· 30 enemy aircraft were destroyed in aerial combat.verbsbe locked in combat (=to be using all your effort and attention to fight each other)· Their troops were locked in combat.engage in combat with somebody formal (=to fight someone)· The president said he was aware of the danger to forces engaged in combat in the field.combat + NOUNcombat troops/soldiers/forces/units· US combat troops were in the streets of the capital yesterday.combat aircraft· Very few combat aircraft have been destroyed.combat vehicles· Armoured combat vehicles appeared on the streets of the city.a combat zone (=an area where there is fighting)· refugees from the combat zonea combat mission/operation· He flew 280 combat missions in two wars.combat gear (=clothes worn in battles by the armed forces)· a group of soldiers in combat gearcombat fatigues (=trousers worn in battles by the armed forces)· He was still dressed in combat fatigues and jungle boots.combat boots· The troops were issued with steel helmets and combat boots.combat readiness (=the state of being ready to fight)· Troops had been flown in and were in combat readiness.
combat1 noun
combat2 verb
combatcom‧bat2 /ˈkɒmbæt, kəmˈbæt $ kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑːmbæt/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle combated, present participle combating or combatted, combatting) [transitive]
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to try to stop something bad from happening or getting worse – used especially in news reportscombat inflation/crime/racism etc To combat inflation, the government raised interest rates. new strategies for combatting terrorism
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combat

[ˈkɒmbæt]combated, combatted, combating, combats

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战斗(95%),战斗的(3%),试图解决(1%),与 ... 斗争(1%)
n.战斗;争论
adj.战斗的;为…斗争的
vi.战斗;搏斗
vt.反对;与…战斗
n.(Combat)人名;(法)孔巴

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