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skirmish n.前哨战；小争斗；小冲突v.参与小争斗 (1) 小冲突扩大形成大战斗。(2) 除了远处的零星的小冲突之外，这个地区是和平的。 Think of a skirmish as kind of a mini-battle, although a military skirmish can end with casualties. Still, although such an encounter can be serious, even the very word skirmish sounds slight, like a stirring of dust in the breeze. Shakespeare referred to the combative nature of his characters Beatrice and Benedick, in "Much Ado About Nothing," as "a kind of merry war betwixt Signior Benedick and her: they never meet but there's a skirmish of wit between them."

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英 ['skɜːmɪʃ] 美 ['skɜːrmɪʃ] (1) The skirmish grew into a major battle.(2) This area is peaceful except for a few skirmishes in the distance. A skirmish is a small fight — more a dust-up than a full-out battle — and it can refer to a physical fight or just a battle of words. It is definitely confrontational, though. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]小规模战斗；接触战 A skirmish is a minor battle.   [oft N with/between n]Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。2[V-RECIP 相互动词]发生小冲突；进行小规模战斗；打斗 If people skirmish, they fight.   [pl-n V]  [V with n]They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...他们当时正在雷区附近交火。Police skirmished with youths on the estate last Friday.上周五警方与一些青年在住宅区发生了冲突。skirmishingOn land there was minor skirmishing.陆地上发生了小规模的战斗。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]小争执；口角；争论；冲突 A skirmish is a short, sharp argument. This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes.这种方式上的差异已经导致了几场政治冲突。

英语单词	skirmish
英美音标	英 ['skɜːmɪʃ] 美 ['skɜːrmɪʃ]
中文释义	n.前哨战；小争斗；小冲突 v.参与小争斗
英语例句	(1) The skirmish grew into a major battle. (2) This area is peaceful except for a few skirmishes in the distance.
中文例句	(1) 小冲突扩大形成大战斗。 (2) 除了远处的零星的小冲突之外，这个地区是和平的。
vocabulary简明	A skirmish is a small fight — more a dust-up than a full-out battle — and it can refer to a physical fight or just a battle of words. It is definitely confrontational, though.
vocabulary扩展	Think of a skirmish as kind of a mini-battle, although a military skirmish can end with casualties. Still, although such an encounter can be serious, even the very word skirmish sounds slight, like a stirring of dust in the breeze. Shakespeare referred to the combative nature of his characters Beatrice and Benedick, in "Much Ado About Nothing," as "a kind of merry war betwixt Signior Benedick and her: they never meet but there's a skirmish of wit between them."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]小规模战斗；接触战 A skirmish is a minor battle. [oft N with/between n] Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common. 印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。 2 [V-RECIP 相互动词]发生小冲突；进行小规模战斗；打斗 If people skirmish, they fight. [pl-n V] [V with n] They were skirmishing close to the minefield now... 他们当时正在雷区附近交火。 Police skirmished with youths on the estate last Friday. 上周五警方与一些青年在住宅区发生了冲突。 skirmishing On land there was minor skirmishing. 陆地上发生了小规模的战斗。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]小争执；口角；争论；冲突 A skirmish is a short, sharp argument. This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes. 这种方式上的差异已经导致了几场政治冲突。

Skirmish Battle Fight Kind N Count 可数名词 Minor N