skirmishes

英 [ˈskɜːmɪʃɪz]

美 [ˈskɜːrmɪʃɪz]

n.  小规模战斗; 小冲突; (尤指)遭遇战; (尤指政治上对立双方的)小争执，小争论
v.  发生小规模战斗(或冲突、争执)
skirmish的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小规模战斗;接触战
  Askirmishis a minor battle.
  1. Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
     印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。
• V-RECIP 发生小冲突;进行小规模战斗;打斗
  If peopleskirmish, they fight.
  1. They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...
     他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
  2. Police skirmished with youths on the estate last Friday.
     上周五警方与一些青年在住宅区发生了冲突。
• N-COUNT 小争执;口角;争论;冲突
  Askirmishis a short, sharp argument.
  1. This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes.
     这种方式上的差异已经导致了几场政治冲突。

双语例句

• Real world environment and terrain effects alter the outcome of skirmishes and battles.
  拟真的环境与地形，将会影响兵力配置与战役的结果。
• Pictures of dead and captured soldiers, civilians killed in bombings, street-by-street skirmishes, troops killed by accident.
  死去和被俘虏的士兵，被炸弹炸死的平民，满街的流血冲突，意外阵亡的军队。
• It has a long-running feud with Uzbekistan, and skirmishes this year have also created tension on the Kyrgyz border.
  该国与乌兹别克斯坦长期不睦，今年以来该国与吉尔吉斯斯坦边境地区发生了一些小冲突，制造了紧张局势。
• Skirmishes sometimes with stiff resistance took place at the front end of the advance.
  在部队推进的前沿战线发生了小规模的交火，有时战斗十分激烈。
• Skirmishes have already erupted.
  一些小冲突已经爆发。
• Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
  印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。
• We have had some skirmishes.
  我们曾经有过一些较量。
• Quite rare conflicts on the sea usually ended in skirmishes with bows.
  其中有很少一些冲突在小规模的射箭攻击中结束。
• We're winning a few skirmishes, and there is some progress to be reported, but the war is definitely not in our favor.
  我们与蚊子的斗争只取得了小部分胜利，而据报道，我们在消灭蚊子上虽取得了一定的进步，但是这场战役显然不尽人意。
• The intense competition has led to skirmishes between Apple and Samsung.
  苹果和三星间的激烈竞争导致双方发生了一系列小冲突。