battles

英 [ˈbætlz] 美 [ˈbætlz]

n.  战役; 战斗; 搏斗; 较量; 争论; 斗争; 奋斗
v.  搏斗; 奋斗; 斗争
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柯林斯词典

  1. N-VAR 战役；战斗
    A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
    1. ...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne.
      国王威廉三世在博因河战役中的胜利
    2. ...after a gun battle between police and drug traffickers.
      在警察和毒贩子一番枪战之后
    3. ...men who die in battle.
      在战斗中阵亡的人们
  2. N-COUNT （为争取成功或控制权的）斗争，冲突
    A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control.
    1. ...a renewed political battle over Britain's attitude to Europe.
      围绕英国对欧洲的态度问题展开的新一轮政治斗争
    2. ...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world.
      世界上正义与邪恶的永恒斗争
    3. ...a macho battle for supremacy...
      男性为争取支配地位而进行的斗争
    4. He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles.
      他惊恐地发现董事会成员正在进行你死我活的私人争斗。
  3. N-COUNT （在艰难环境中的）奋争，斗争
    You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances.
    1. ...the battle against crime...
      打击犯罪的斗争
    2. She has fought a constant battle with her weight...
      她一直在竭力控制体重。
    3. Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago.
      格雷格在与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争之后于两年前去世。
  4. V-RECIP 与…抗争；与…搏斗；同…作战
    To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. In American English, you can also say that one group or person is battling another.
    1. Thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded...
      数千人与警方发生冲突，据报道有数人在冲突中受伤。
    2. The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16...
      双方将在12月16日再次交锋以争夺进入四分之一决赛的席位。
    3. They're also battling the government to win compensation.
      他们也在跟政府交涉以争取补偿。
  5. VERB 奋战；（与…）搏斗（在英国英语中用battle against something或with something，在美国英语中用battle something）
    To battle means to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. In British English, you battle against something or with something. In American English, you battle something.
    1. Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.
      医生们彻夜奋战来挽救她的生命。
    2. ...a lone yachtsman returning from his months of battling with the elements...
      只身驾驶游艇与恶劣天气搏斗数月后成功归航的人
    3. In Wyoming, firefighters are still battling the two blazes.
      在怀俄明州，消防员还在为扑灭这两场大火而奋战。
  6. See also: pitched battle running battle
  7. PHR-RECIP 作战；交战；竞争
    If one person or group does battle with another, they take part in a battle or contest against them. You can also say that two people or groups do battle .
    1. ...the notorious Montonero guerrilla group who did battle with the army during the dirty war...
      曾在那场肮脏的战争中与这支部队交战的臭名昭著的蒙特内罗游击队
    2. This March, a British and an American company will do battle in the High Court over the right to press compact discs.
      今年3月，一家英国公司和一家美国公司将会在最高法院就光盘压制权展开争夺。
  8. PHRASE 成功的一半；成功的重要条件
    If you say that something is half the battle, you mean that it is the most important step towards achieving something.
    1. Choosing the right type of paint for the job is half the battle.
      选对了涂料，这项工作就成功了一半。
  9. PHRASE 战线已划定；对垒之势已成
    If you say that the battle lines are drawn between opposing groups or people, you mean that they are ready to start fighting or arguing, and that it has become clear what the main points of conflict or disagreement will be.
    1. The battle lines were drawn after the government refused to budge from its final offer.
      政府拒绝改变其最后条件之后，双方对立态势趋向明朗。
  10. PHRASE 作无望成功的尝试
    If you are fighting a losing battle, you are trying to achieve something but are not going to be successful.
    1. The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines.
      全体船员努力尝试重新启动发动机，但结果徒劳无功。
    2. ...on a day when the sun is fighting a losing battle against the lowering clouds.
      那天，太阳慢慢被低垂的云层遮蔽起来。
  11. PHR-RECIP 一决胜负；一决高低
    If one group or person battles it out with another, they take part in a fight or contest against each other until one of them wins or a definite result is reached. You can also say that two groups or two people battle it out .
    1. In the Cup Final, Leeds battled it out with the old enemy, Manchester United...
      在足总杯决赛中，利兹联队和宿敌曼彻斯特联队一决胜负。
    2. Barbados could have three new political parties battling it out in the next General Election.
      在下一届大选中，巴巴多斯可能有三个新的政党参加角逐。
  12. PHRASE 虽败犹胜/ 虽胜犹败
    If you say that someone has lost the battle ,but won the war, you mean that although they have been defeated in a small conflict they have won a larger, more important one of which it was a part. If you say that someone has won the battle but lost the war, you mean that they have won the small conflict but lost the larger one.
    1. The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.
      罢工者们虽胜犹败。
  13. PHRASE 考验意志的持久战
    A battle of wills is a situation that involves people who try to defeat each other by refusing to change their own aims or demands and hoping that their opponents will weaken first.
    1. The President offered compromises to parliament to defuse the battle of wills over who should wield power.
      总统对国会作出让步，以求结束这场旷日持久的权力争斗。
  14. PHRASE 智慧的较量；斗智
    If you refer to a situation as a battle of wits, you mean that it involves people with opposing aims who compete with each other using their intelligence, rather than force.
    1. With chess you're involved in a battle of wits from start to finish.
      下国际象棋从头到尾都是在比拼智慧。
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双语例句

  1. He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles.
    他惊恐地发现董事会成员正在进行你死我活的私人争斗。
  2. He didn't just command. He personally fought in several heavy battles.
    他不仅仅发号施令，还身先士卒参加了几次激战。
  3. The Government insisted that troops would not become embroiled in battles in Bosnia.
    政府坚称军队不会卷入波斯尼亚的冲突。
  4. Pitched battles were fought with the police.
    发生了数次和警察之间的激烈冲突。
  5. They fought running battles in the narrow streets with police.
    他们在狭窄的街道上和警察打起了游击战。
  6. Guerrillas avoid fighting set-piece battles
    游击队避免打部署严密的战斗。
  7. He turned out to have more battles with the Congress than any president since Andrew Johnson.
    结果他是自安德鲁·约翰逊以来和国会斗争最多的一任总统。
  8. The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.
    这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。
  9. He fought many hard battles and achieved notable merits, but he remains humble in spirits.
    他参加过许多战役，立下了汗马功劳，但他仍然很谦虚。
  10. Accounts of this series of battles have often been prettified.
    有关这一连串的战役的叙述常常被加以美化。
  11. She also ventured on the battlefields, during or after battles, to help the wounded and the dying.
    她也曾在战斗中或战斗结束后，冒险上战场去救死扶伤。
  12. Fight a number of battles in quick succession.
    短期内接连打几仗。
  13. After all, monumental business battles have changed the world.
    毕竟，不朽的商业战役改变了世界。
  14. They also reports of shelling and overnight battles in neighborhoods of Damascus.
    他们还报道了附近大马士革的炮轰和通宵作战的情况。
  15. But not everybody wanted to use rockets in battles.
    但并不是每个人都想在战争中使用火箭。
  16. I think we mayhave lost the war but won some good battles.
    我想我们可能输了战争，但也赢了些战役。
  17. General can lose battles but only soldiers can win it.
    将军可能会输掉战争但只有士兵能打赢它。
  18. So, they made up stories about bloody battles and Spanish cruelty.
    所以，他们编造了一些关于血腥的战斗和西班牙残暴的故事。
  19. But you have been in many battles.
    可是你打过很多场仗了。
  20. He was in many battles in Guadalcanal and saved many men who were dying from wounds and malaria.
    他参加了许多瓜达尔卡纳尔战役并救了许多在战争中濒临死亡的受伤和染上疟疾的人。
  21. He has proved his courage in battles.
    他已在战斗中证明了自己的英勇。
  22. Aerial Battles, battle with your opponent and win those all important headers.
    与对手的空中争夺和赢得那些所有重要的头球。
  23. There have been some epic battles going on during this development cycle.
    这一轮发展中已有了许多史诗级的战斗。
  24. He had a childish fascination for battles and revolutions.
    他对战斗和革命有关孩子般的迷恋。
  25. True, we have been beaten in a few battles, but our army is gaining ground every day.
    不错，我们在几次战斗中失利了，可是我们的部队天天都在取得进展。
  26. After nine fierce battles, the Qin army was finally defeated.
    果然，部队经过九次激烈的战斗，终于打垮了秦军。
  27. He and his knights fought many battles to rebuild the kingdom.
    他和他的骑士们经历了许多战斗来重建王国。
  28. They witnessed several street battles.
    他们目击了几起巷战。
  29. It's the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance.
    魔力就在于它超越了你的耐力。
  30. Invasion is a new strategic game where you will conquest the world with bloody battles of ancient armies.
    入侵是一款新的战略游戏，在里面你将通过运用远古大军进行血腥的战争来征服整个世界！
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