battle

['bætl]

n.战斗, 争斗
v.与 ... 作战, 与 ... 竞争

n.

1. 战斗; 战役[C]

The ringleader was shot to death in a gun battle.

主犯在枪战中被击毙。

2. 交战; 争斗[U]

His younger brother died in battle during World War II.

他弟弟在第二次世界大战中阵亡。

vt.

与……作战; 与……斗争

vi.

1. 搏斗; 奋争[Q][+to-v]

The sailors battled with the winds and waves.

水手们与风浪搏斗。

2. 作战; 战斗[(+with/against)]

词形变化

名词: battler | 动词过去式: battled | 动词过去分词: battled | 动词现在分词: battling | 动词第三人称单数: battles |

词义辨析

同义:

n.战斗; 交战; 争斗; 攻击

contest  conflict  struggle  fight  combat  war  action  skirmish  brawl  attack  duel

v.斗争

struggle  combat  besiege  

同义参见:

bout  match  wrestle  tussle  strive  contention  conflict  fray  scrimmage  engagement  encounter  

英英释义

名词 battle:

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

同义词：conflict, fight, engagement

an energetic attempt to achieve something

同义词：struggle

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

同义词：conflict, struggle

动词 battle:

battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

同义词：combat

短语词组

half the battle

1. 成功的重要条件

He found that getting to work on time was half the battle.

他发现能准时上班是最不容易的。

The first blow is half the battle.

先下手为强。

补充

battlebattle英:[ˈbætl] 美:[ˈbætl]n.1.战斗, 战役; 交战vt. & vi.1.与[对]…作战, 争斗The two armies battled all night.两军彻夜战斗。

例句

1. 2,000 fans battled with riot police.2,000名粉丝和防暴警察发生冲突。 2. Doctors battled to save her.医生们为挽救她的生命而奋战。 3. The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16.各队为争四分之一决赛名额必须在12月16日再次交手。 4. They're battling the government to win compensation.他们为了赢得补偿与政府斗争。 5. In Wyoming, firefighters are still battling the two blazes.在怀俄明州, 消防队员们还在为扑灭这两场大火而奋战。 6. Contestants battled it out on a desert island.参赛者们在荒岛上一决胜负。 7. In the Cup Final, Leeds battled it out with the old enemy, Manchester United.在足总杯决赛中, 利兹队和宿敌曼彻斯特联队决一雌雄。 8. a gun battle between police and drug traffickers警察和毒贩间的枪战 9. a renewed political battle over Britain's attitude to Europe就英国对欧洲态度展开的新一轮政治斗争 10. She has fought a constant battle with her weight.她一直在减肥。 11. the battle against crime打击犯罪的斗争 12. It was a battle, but we managed in the end.这是一场战斗, 但是我们最后胜利了。 13. the guerrilla group who did battle with the army during the dirty war在那场肮脏的战争中与军队开战的游击队 14. They challenged the Neapolitan troops to come out and do battle with them.他们向那不勒斯军队提出挑战, 要求其出城与之开战。 15. I'd rather not do battle with the Sunday hordes at the garden centre.我可不想和周日混迹在花园中心的那帮人较量。 16. The two companies will do battle in the High Court over the right to press compact discs.两家公司将为争夺压制光盘权在高等法院打官司。 17. Choosing the right type of paint for the job is half the battle.这活选对油漆就成功了一半。 18. Getting started is half the battle.开始行动就是成功的一半。 19. The wipers continued their losing battle with the rain.雨刮器继续徒劳地刮着雨水。 20. We're supposed to finish it today, but it's a losing battle.我们本应该今天完成的, 但这是不可能的。 21. The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines.工作人员徒劳地尝试重启发动机。 22. The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.罢工的人可能获得了一时的胜利, 但最终还是输了。 23. They battled strong winds and heavy rains in their carriage.他们驾着马车与狂风暴雨搏斗。 24. The plaintiff battled the decision all the way to the Supreme Court.原告不服这项判决，上诉直到最高法院。 25. The professor battled the way to the top of his profession.这位教授努力攀登他事业的顶峰。 26. The two armies battled all night furiously.两军整夜激战。 27. The two boxers battled until the final bell.两个拳击手直斗到最后铃响。 28. We battled to reduce our taxes.我们努力降低我们的税务。 29. She battled through the crowd.她奋力挤过人群。 30. [innames]the battle of Waterloo.滑铁卢战役。 31. [mass noun]he died in battle.他在战斗中牺牲了。 32. the battle against ageing.与衰老进行的斗争。 33. he has been battling against the illness.他一直在与疾病作斗争。 34. 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。 35. he never gives in, and that's half the battle.他从不认输，这就成功了一半了。 36. the battle of Trafalgar特拉法尔加战役 37. a legal battle for custody of the children一场争夺孩子监护权的官司 38. After three years she lost her battle against cancer.她跟癌症搏斗三年之后去世。 39. Mark is battling with his maths homework.马克正费力地做数学作业。 40. The little boat battled against the wind.小船与风搏斗。 41. The two brothers were battling for control of the family business.兄弟俩正争夺家庭生意的控制权。 42. Life is hard at the moment but we're battling on.目前生活艰苦，但我们正在奋力苦撑。 43. That two-day conflict has become one of the most famous battles in history.那场持续了两天的战斗已成为史上最著名的战役之一。 44. The battle continued late into the night.战斗一直持续到深夜。 45. the battle of Gettysburg葛底斯堡战役 46. The men never spoke of the difficulties of battle. [=war]士兵们绝口不谈战争的艰苦。 47. Hundreds of dead soldiers lay on the field of battle. [=the battlefield]数百名将士陈尸疆场。 48. the brave warriors who died/fell in battle [=while fighting in a war]在战斗中英勇献身的战士 49. Thousands of soldiers were willing to go into battle to fight the enemy.成千上万的士兵决心投入战斗打击敌人。 50. A police officer was injured in a gun battle that took place last night.一名警员在昨夜发生的枪战中受了伤。 51. The divorced couple is now in a fierce custody battle over their son. [=a legal fight about who their son will live with]这对离婚夫妇现在正在激烈争夺对儿子的监护权。 52. The company was involved in a legal battle with/against one of its employees.这家公司与它的一名雇员在打官司。 53. He has been engaged in a running battle [=a fight or disagreement that continues for a long time] with the government over the amount of money he owes in taxes.他在所欠税款多少的问题上一直无法与政府达成一致。 54. They are engaged in a battle for the presidency. [=a fight to win an election and become the president]他们加入到总统的选战当中。 55. a battle for control of the land土地控制权的争夺 56. a battle to control the land土地控制权的争夺 57. "In this movie, it's a battle of wits as the bank robbers try to outsmart the city's detectives."在这部影片中，银行劫匪想要智胜城市侦探，双方展开了一场智斗。 58. The workers' strike became a difficult battle of wills between the company and the labor union.工人罢工演变成公司与工会之间一场艰难的意志较量。 59. the never-ending battle between/of good and evil正义与邪恶之间永无休止的斗争 60. The comedy is a classic treatment of the battle of the sexes. [=the struggle for power between women and men]这部喜剧是描述男女之间权力争夺的经典之作。 61. "Last year, he lost his 10-year battle with/against AIDS. [=he died of AIDS after being sick with the disease for 10 years]"去年，在与艾滋病抗争了10年之后，他与世长辞了。 62. Starting her own business has proven to be an uphill battle. [=a very difficult struggle]开创自己的事业对她来说是一场异常艰苦的奋斗。 63. "I tried to get him to change his mind, but it was a losing battle. [=he refused to change his mind]"我想方设法让他改变主意，但却是白费口舌。 64. She tried to stay awake but it was a losing battle.她努力保持清醒，但却没能做到。 65. a gardener fighting a losing battle against weeds白费力气对付杂草的园丁 66. political opponents who have been doing battle [=battling] for years多年一直争斗的政敌 67. political opponents who have been doing battle with each other for years多年一直相互争斗的政敌 68. soldiers doing battle with the enemy与敌人战斗的士兵 69. "When you're opening a new restaurant, good advertising is half the battle."经营一家新餐馆，好的宣传是成功的关键。 70. "If you want a career in show business, having talent is only half the battle—you also need to be lucky."如果你想投身演艺界，天赋仅仅是成功的一半——你还需要有运气。 71. The soldier became confused in the heat of battle.这个士兵在激战中乱了阵脚。 72. He apologized to his wife for the angry things he had said to her in the heat of battle. [=while they were arguing]他为自己在争执中所说的气话向妻子道歉。 73. The army battled for control of the bridge.军队为取得那座桥的控制权而战。 74. The battling armies agreed to a truce.交战双方同意休战。 75. The team battled [=fought] bravely to win their last game.这支队伍为赢得最后一场比赛奋力拼搏。 76. They battled [=struggled] to keep their son out of jail.他们为让儿子免于牢狱之苦而拼尽了全力。 77. The two families have battled for control of the land for many years.两个家庭多年来一直在争夺这块土地的控制权。 78. The couple battled fiercely over how to spend their money.这对夫妇就如何花钱的问题激烈争吵。 79. The two teams are set to battle each other for the championship.两支队伍准备好为冠军而战。 80. Members of both parties continue to battle the governor over her policies.两个政党的成员继续就州长的政策与其争论。 81. Hundreds of firefighters came to help battle the forest fire.数百名消防队员赶来帮助扑灭林火。 82. People often need help battling their drug and alcohol problems.戒除毒瘾和酒瘾时，人们通常需要帮助。 83. She's been battling cancer for 10 years.她与癌症已经抗争10年了。 84. battling the forces of evil遏制邪恶势力 85. People were battling it out [=fighting it out] over parking spaces.人们为了停车位而争执不下。 86. The two sides are now battling it out in the courtroom.双方在法庭上展开激辩。