skirmish
skirmish
noun
skirmisher
noun
语源
noun
- an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets
小规模战斗，小冲突
■a short argument
小争论，小争执
there was a skirmish over the budget.
就预算问题产生了小争执。
- [no obj.][often as noun skirmishing]engage in a skirmish
进行小规模战斗，发生小冲突；发生小争论
reports of skirmishing along the border.
关于边境小冲突的报道。
skirmisher
noun
语源
- Middle English (as a verb): from Old French eskirmiss-, lengthened stem of eskirmir, from a Germanic verb meaning 'defend'
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