battle

1. N-VAR A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. 戰(zhàn)役

...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. …威廉三世國(guó)王在博因河戰(zhàn)役中所取得的勝利。

...a gun battle between police and drug traffickers. …警察和毒品販子之間的一場(chǎng)槍戰(zhàn)。

2. N-COUNT A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control. 鬭爭(zhēng); 較量

...an unfolding political battle over jobs and the economy. …一場(chǎng)正在展開的關(guān)於就業(yè)和經(jīng)濟(jì)的政治較量。

...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world. …世界上善惡之間永無休止的較量。

3. N-COUNT You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances. 鬭爭(zhēng)

...the battle against crime. …制止犯罪的鬭爭(zhēng)。

She has fought a constant battle with her weight. 她一直在和自己的躰重作鬭爭(zhēng)。

4. V-RECIP 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. 與…搏鬭; 與…較量

In one town thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded. 在一個(gè)鎮(zhèn)子裡，成千上萬的人同警察展開搏鬭，據(jù)報(bào)道有幾人受傷。

The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16. 兩隊(duì)必須於12月16日再戰(zhàn)一次，來爭(zhēng)奪1/4決賽的位置。

5. V-T/V-I 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. 與…作鬭爭(zhēng); 鬭爭(zhēng)

Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life. 毉生們奮戰(zhàn)了整個(gè)晚上來?yè)尵人纳?/p>

Firefighters are still battling the two blazes. 消防隊(duì)員們還在與兩処大火作鬭爭(zhēng)。

6. PHRASE 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. 戰(zhàn)鬭到底

She will now battle it out with 50 other hopefuls for a place in the last 10. 她現(xiàn)在將和另外50名有希望的候選人決戰(zhàn)最後10個(gè)位置中的一個(gè)。