battle
美 [ˈbæt(ə)l]英 ['bætl]
- n.战斗;战役;战争;斗争
- v.斗争;竞争;抗争;奋斗
- 网络作战;战场
第三人称单数:battles 现在分词:battling 过去式:battled

battle
1.[c][u]战役;战斗;搏斗a fight between armies, ships or planes, especially during a war; a violent fight between groups of people
2.[c]~ (with sb) (for sth)较量;争论;斗争a competition, an argument or a struggle between people or groups of people trying to win power or control
3.[c][ususing]奋斗;斗争a determined effort that sb makes to solve a difficult problem or succeed in a difficult situation
IDM
the battle lines are drawn
战线已经划清(指争战之际各拥一方形成对垒之势)used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in an argument or contest that is going to begin
do battle (with sb) (over sth)
(同某人就某事)进行斗争(或辩论)to fight or argue with sb
half the battle
(完成某事的)关键;最艰难的阶段the most important or difficult part of achieving sth
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