skirmished

美 [ˈskɜːrmɪʃt]英 [ˈskɜːmɪʃt]
  • v.发生小规模战斗(或冲突、争执)
  • skirmish的过去分词和过去式
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  • 1
    N-COUNT 小规模战斗;接触战
    A skirmish is a minor battle.

    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。

  • 2
    V-RECIP 发生小冲突;进行小规模战斗;打斗
    If people skirmish, they fight.

    They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...

    他们当时正在雷区附近交火。

  • On land there was minor skirmishing.

    陆地上发生了小规模的战斗。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 小争执;口角;争论;冲突
    A skirmish is a short, sharp argument.

    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。

  1. 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。

  2. Small protests also erupted near the US embassy in Cairo , where youths skirmished with police .

    开罗的美国大使馆附近也爆发了小规模的抗议,年轻人与警察发生冲突。

  3. The headmaster and teachers skirmished for a term over the question of corporal punishment .

    校长和老师们在体罚问题上争论了一个学期。

  4. Fabius constantly skirmished and fought Hannibal on a few different occasions .

    费边持续不断地在不同地点与汉尼拔进行小规模的战斗。

  5. He skirmished with his opponent .

    他跟他的对手发生小冲突。

  6. The IMF 's move comes as countries with sovereign wealth funds and recipient states skirmished at the World Economic Forum in Davos over the need for a code of conduct for such state-owned investment funds .

    IMF有此举动,是因为在达沃斯世界经济论坛上,主权财富基金的东道国与投资对象国就这类国有投资基金是否需要一套行为准则的问题,发生了小小的争执。