fight

fight
(past and past participle fought )

[no obj.]take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons
打架，斗殴
the men were fighting.
那些男人在打架。
they fight with other children.
他们和别的孩子斗殴。
■[withobj.]engage in (a war or battle)
打（仗），参（战）
there was another war to fight.
还有一场仗要打。
[no obj.]those who had fought for King and country.
为国王和祖国而战的人。
■[with obj.](archaic)command, manage, or manoeuvre (troops, a ship, or military equipment) in battle
(古)（战时）指挥，调遣（军队，船只，军备）
General Hill fights his troops well.
希尔将军善于指挥部队。
■quarrel or argue
争论；争吵，斗嘴
she didn't want to fight with her mother all the time.
她不想老和母亲吵架。
■[with obj.]struggle to put out (a fire, especially a large one)
奋力扑灭（火，尤指大火）
two appliances raced to the scene to fight the blaze.
两辆消防车飞驰到现场灭火。
■[with obj.]endeavour vigorously to win (an election or other contest)
努力赢得（选举，比赛）
■campaign determinedly for or against something, especially to put right what one considers unfair or unjust
（为纠正不公平、非正义的事而）斗争，奋斗
I will fight for a fairer society.
我愿为建立一个更公正的社会而奋斗。
■[with obj.]struggle or campaign against (something)
同…斗争；反对
a churchman who has dedicated his life to fighting racism.
终生反对种族主义的教士。
■[with obj.]attempt to repress (a feeling or an expression of a feeling)
克制，压抑，压制（情感，情感的表露）
she had to fight back tears of frustration.
她只得克制住沮丧的泪水。
■(of two or more parties) quarrel or disagree
（双方，多方）争吵；不合
they were fighting over who pays the bill.
他们为谁该付账而争吵不休。
■[with obj.]take part in a boxing match against (an opponent)
（拳击赛中）迎战（对手）
McCracken will fight Sheffield's Martin Smith.
麦克拉肯将迎战色菲尔德的马丁•史密斯。
[no obj.]I've earned the right to fight for the world title.
我已赢得夺取世界冠军的权利。
■(fight one's way)move forward with difficulty, especially by pushing through a crowd or overcoming physical obstacles
奋力向前；挤开一条路
she watched him fight his way across the room.
她望着他挤过了房间。

noun

a violent confrontation or struggle
打斗，斗殴，打架
I had a fight with my brother.
我和哥哥打了一架。
■a boxing match
拳击赛
■a battle or war
战斗；战争
Britain might have given up her fight against Germany.
英国本可放弃对德战争的。
■a vigorous struggle or campaign for or against something
斗争，抗争
a long fight against cancer.
长期的抗癌斗争。
■an argument or quarrel
争吵，斗嘴
■[mass noun]the inclination or ability to fight or struggle
好斗；斗志；战斗力
Ginny felt the fight trickle out of her.
吉妮感到斗志在一点一点地消失。

常用词组
fight fire with fire

use the weapons or tactics of one's enemy or opponent, even if one finds them distasteful
以火攻火，以牙还牙

fight a losing battle

be fated to fail in one's efforts
注定失败；徒劳
he was fighting a losing battle to stem the tears.
他徒劳地想要止住泪水。

fight shy of

be unwilling to undertake or become involved with
不愿做（或牵扯进）；逃避，想避开
many women fight shy of motherhood for one reason or another.
由于种种原因许多女性不愿做母亲。

make a fight of it

put up a spirited show of resistance in a fight or contest
奋力抵抗
United certainly made a fight of it in the second half.
毫无疑问，联队在下半场奋起抵抗了。

fight or flight

the instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which readies one either to resist forcibly or to run away
或进或退；要么拼搏，要么逃走

put up a fight

offer resistance to an attack
抗击

语源

Old English feohtan (verb), feoht(e), gefeoht (noun), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vechten, gevecht and German fechten, Gefecht

继承用法
fight back

counter-attack or retaliate in a fight, struggle, or contest
还击，反击

fight it out

settle a dispute by fighting or competing aggressively
以斗争方式解决争端
they fought it out with a tug-of-war.
他们通过激烈的竞争来解决问题。

(fight someone/thing off)defend oneself against an attack by someone or something
抵挡，防范
well-fed people are better able to fight off infectious disease.
营养充足的人更能抵抗传染病。

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