battle

battle
noun
  1. a sustained fight between large organized armed forces
    战役，会战；战斗
    [innames]the Battle of Waterloo.
    滑铁卢战役。
    [mass noun]he died in battle.
    他在战斗中牺牲了。
    ■a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle
    较量；斗争
    the battle against ageing.
    与衰老进行的斗争。
verb
  1. [noobj.]fight or struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something
    奋争；搏斗
    he has been battling against the illness.
    他一直在与疾病作斗争。
    ■[with obj.]engage in a fight or struggle against
    与…作战；和…斗争
    firefighters battled a 9,800-acre brush fire.
    消防员们与一场9，800英亩的灌木丛大火作战。
常用词组
battle it out
  1. fight or compete to a definite conclusion
    战斗到分出胜负
battle royal
  1. (pl. battles royal)a fiercely contested fight or dispute
    激战；激烈争论
battle stations
  1. (chiefly US)the positions taken by military personnel in preparation for battle (often used as a command or signal to prepare for battle)
    (主 美)战斗岗位（常用作备战指令或信号）
half the battle
  1. an important step towards achieving something
    成功的重要一步
    he never gives in, and that's half the battle.
    他从不认输，这就成功了一半了。
派生
battler
noun
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French bataille (noun), bataillier (verb), based on late Latin battualia 'military or gladiatorial exercises', from Latin battuere 'to beat'
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