| 单词 | battle |
| 释义 | battle1[ bat-l ] / ˈbæt l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR battle ON THESAURUS.COM nounverb (used without object), bat·tled, bat·tling.to engage in battle: ready to battle with the enemy. to work very hard or struggle; strive: to battle for freedom. verb (used with object), bat·tled, bat·tling.to fight (a person, army, cause, etc.): We battled strong winds and heavy rains in our small boat. to force or accomplish by fighting, struggling, etc.: He battled his way to the top of his profession. Idioms for battlegive / do battle, to enter into conflict; fight: He was ready to do battle for his beliefs. Origin of battle11250–1300; Middle English bataile<Old French <Vulgar Latin *battālia for Late Latin battuālia (neuter plural) gladiatorial exercises, equivalent to battu(ere) to strike (see bate2) + -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis-al2 SYNONYMS FOR battle1 contest, conflict, war. 2 warfare, combat, fighting. 10 conflict. 7 contest. SEE SYNONYMS FOR battle ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for battle1. Battle, action, skirmish mean a conflict between organized armed forces. A battle is a prolonged and general conflict pursued to a definite decision: the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. A skirmish is a slight engagement, often on the periphery of an area of battle: several minor skirmishes. An action can be a battle or a skirmish or can refer to actual fighting or combat: a major military action; action along the border; He saw action in the campaign. OTHER WORDS FROM battlebattler, nounWords nearby battlebattik, batting, batting average, batting eye, batting order, battle, battle-ax, Battle-Ax culture, battle-axe, battle-axe block, battlebus Definition for battle (2 of 2)battle2 [ bat-l ] / ˈbæt l / verb (used with object), bat·tled, bat·tling.Archaic.to furnish (a building or wall) with battlements; crenelate. Origin of battle21300–50; Middle English batailen<Middle French bataillier to provide with batailles.See battlement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for battleBritish Dictionary definitions for battle (1 of 3)battle / (ˈbætəl) / nouna fight between large armed forces; military or naval engagement; combat conflict; contention; strugglehis battle for recognition do battle, give battle or join battle to start fighting verb(when intr , often foll by against, for, or with) to fight in or as if in military combat; contend (with)she battled against cancer to struggle in order to achieve something or arrive somewherehe battled through the crowd (intr) Australian to scrape a living, esp by doing odd jobs Derived forms of battlebattler, nounWord Origin for battleC13: from Old French bataile, from Late Latin battālia exercises performed by soldiers, from battuere to beat British Dictionary definitions for battle (2 of 3)Battle1 / (ˈbætəl) / nouna town in SE England, in East Sussex: site of the Battle of Hastings (1066); medieval abbey. Pop: 5190 (2001) British Dictionary definitions for battle (3 of 3)Battle2 / (ˈbætəl) / nounKathleen . born 1948, US opera singer: a coloratura soprano, she made her professional debut in 1972 and sang with New York City's Metropolitan Opera (1977–94) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with battlebattle see half the battle; losing battle; pitched battle. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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