skirmishes

英 [ˈskɜːmɪʃɪz]

美 [ˈskɜːrmɪʃɪz]

n.  小规模战斗; 小冲突; (尤指)遭遇战; (尤指政治上对立双方的)小争执，小争论
v.  发生小规模战斗(或冲突、争执)
skirmish的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小规模战斗;接触战
  Askirmishis a minor battle.
  1. 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。
• V-RECIP 发生小冲突;进行小规模战斗;打斗
  If peopleskirmish, they fight.
  1. They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...
     他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 小争执;口角;争论;冲突
  Askirmishis a short, sharp argument.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• For now, these skirmishes fall far short of a real currency war.
  就目前而言，这样的小冲突完全算不上是真正的货币大战。
• Real world environment and terrain effects alter the outcome of skirmishes and battles.
  拟真的环境与地形，将会影响兵力配置与战役的结果。
• 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。
• Skirmishes have already erupted.
  一些小冲突已经爆发。
• Already China is embroiled in skirmishes and politicking on new frontiers.
  中国已经在一些新领域卷入了小规模的冲突和政治活动。
• To fling fresh troops into a battle Now Alfred began a series of skirmishes.
  接着阿尔弗雷德开展了一连串的小规模战斗。
• Skirmishes sometimes with stiff resistance took place at the front end of the advance.
  在部队推进的前沿战线发生了小规模的交火，有时战斗十分激烈。
• The intense competition has led to skirmishes between Apple and Samsung.
  苹果和三星间的激烈竞争导致双方发生了一系列小冲突。
• Pictures of dead and captured soldiers, civilians killed in bombings, street-by-street skirmishes, troops killed by accident.
  死去和被俘虏的士兵，被炸弹炸死的平民，满街的流血冲突，意外阵亡的军队。
• Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes& and within a month the Danes had surrendered.
  这时，阿尔弗雷德发起一连串小规模的进攻，结果不出一个月，丹麦人就投降了。