| 单词 | battle |
| 释义 | battle battle1 —battler, n. /bat"l/, n. , v. , battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a fight between two persons or animals: ordering a trial by battle to settle the dispute. 4. any conflict or struggle: a battle for control of the Senate. 5. Archaic. a battalion. 6. give or do battle, to enter into conflict; fight: He was ready to do battle for his beliefs. v.i. 7. to engage in battle: ready to battle with the enemy. 8. to work very hard or struggle; strive: to battle for freedom. v.t. 9. to fight (a person, army, cause, etc.): We battled strong winds and heavy rains in our small boat. 10. to force or accomplish by fighting, struggling, etc.: He battled his way to the top of his profession. [1250-1300; ME bataile < OF < VL *battalia for LL battualia (neut. pl.) gladiatorial exercises, equiv. to battu(ere) to strike (see BATE2) + -alia, neut. pl. of -ALIS -AL2] Syn. 1. contest, conflict, war. 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. 2. warfare, combat, fighting. 6. conflict. 8. contest. battle2 /bat"l/, v.t., battled, battling. Archaic. to furnish (a building or wall) with battlements; crenelate. [1300-50; ME batailen < MF bataillier to provide with batailles. See BATTLEMENT] |
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