| 单词 | skirmish |
| 释义 | skirmish (skɜːʳmɪʃ ) Word forms: skirmishes , skirmishing , skirmished 1. countable noun A skirmish is a minor battle. Border skirmishes between the two countries were common. [+ between] 2. verb If people skirmish, they fight. They were skirmishing close to the minefield now. [VERB] Police skirmished with youths on the estate last Friday. [VERB + with] Synonyms: fight, clash, come to blows, scrap [informal] skirmishing uncountable noun On land there was minor skirmishing. 3. countable noun A skirmish is a short, sharp argument. This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes. Synonyms: argument, fight, row, clash Collocations: brief skirmish The only real drama of the second half looked to have been a brief skirmish between the two benches but even that fizzled out quickly. Times, Sunday Times He swam the wrong way and had a brief skirmish with the tail fin before finding the surface. Times, Sunday Times A small parliamentary force expelled the royalist soldiers after a brief skirmish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The forces disengaged after a brief skirmish and casualties on both sides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two fleets met in a brief skirmish off the coast, but it was not decisive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a small skirmish, but many people were injured. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A small skirmish was fought with no casualties inflicted to either side. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several small skirmishes were fought in the state, but no major battles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In these outer defenses, small skirmishes were still taking place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For this reason, during the whole war, not one large battle was fought; instead, small skirmishes and sieges ensued. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 小规模战斗 Japanese: 小競り合い |
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