battle

vt.& vi.与…作战；争斗

n.战争，战役；比赛，较量；长期论战或长期作战；激烈的竞争

noun

1. 战役；战斗；搏斗
   a fight between armies, ships or planes, especially during a war; a violent fight between groups of people
   1. the battle of Waterloo
      滑铁卢战役
   2. to be killed in battle
      阵亡
   3. a gun battle
      枪战
2. 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
   1. a legal battle for compensation
      要求赔偿的法律斗争
   2. a battle with an insurance company
      同一家保险公司的争执
   3. a battle of wits (= when each side uses their ability to think quickly to try to win)
      智斗
   4. a battle of wills (= when each side is very determined to win)
      意志的较量
3. 奋斗；斗争
   a determined effort that sb makes to solve a difficult problem or succeed in a difficult situation
   1. her long battle against cancer
      她同癌症的长期斗争
   2. to fight an uphill battle against prejudice
      同偏见作艰苦斗争
   3. a battle for survival
      一场生死斗

verb

1. 搏斗；奋斗；斗争
   to try very hard to achieve sth difficult or to deal with sth unpleasant or dangerous
   1. She's still battling with a knee injury.
      她还在同膝部的伤痛作斗争。
   2. Both teams battled hard.
      两队拼得很厉害。
   3. The two leaders are battling for control of the government.
      两位领导人正在争夺政府控制权。
   4. I had to battle hard just to stay afloat.
      我得用力挣扎才能勉强浮住。
   5. The two sides will battle it out in the final next week.
      双方将于下周决赛中决一胜负。
   6. He battled cancer for four years.
      他同癌症斗争了四年。

n. 战役；斗争 vi. 斗争；作战 vt. 与…作战 n. (Battle)人名；(英)巴特尔；(法)巴特勒；(西)巴特莱

名词复数形式:battles 现在分词:battling 过去式:battled 过去分词:battled 第三人称单数:battles

battle 战斗

词源同beat, 击，打。-le, 表反复。

1. He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles.
   他惊恐地发现董事会成员正在进行你死我活的私人争斗。
2. She has fought a constant battle with her weight
   她一直在竭力控制体重。
3. Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago.
   格雷格在与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争之后于两年前去世。
4. Thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded
   数千人与警方发生冲突，据报道有数人在冲突中受伤。
5. The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16
   双方将在12月16日再次交锋以争夺进入四分之一决赛的席位。
6. They're also battling the government to win compensation.
   他们也在跟政府交涉以争取补偿。
7. Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.
   医生们彻夜奋战来挽救她的生命。
8. In Wyoming, firefighters are still battling the two blazes.
   在怀俄明州，消防员还在为扑灭这两场大火而奋战。
9. This March, a British and an American company will do battle in the High Court over the right to press compact discs.
   今年3月，一家英国公司和一家美国公司将会在最高法院就光盘压制权展开争夺。
10. Choosing the right type of paint for the job is half the battle.
    选对了涂料，这项工作就成功了一半。
11. The battle lines were drawn after the government refused to budge from its final offer.
    政府拒绝改变其最后条件之后，双方对立态势趋向明朗。
12. The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines.
    全体船员努力尝试重新启动发动机，但结果徒劳无功。
13. Barbados could have three new political parties battling it out in the next General Election.
    在下一届大选中，巴巴多斯可能有三个新的政党参加角逐。
14. The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.
    罢工者们虽胜犹败。
15. The President offered compromises to parliament to defuse the battle of wills over who should wield power.
    总统对国会作出让步，以求结束这场旷日持久的权力争斗。
16. With chess you're involved in a battle of wits from start to finish.
    下国际象棋从头到尾都是在比拼智慧。
17. We never defeated them on the field of battle.
    我们从未在战场上打败过他们。
18. The town was captured after a fierce battle with rebels at the weekend
    该镇在周末与叛乱分子一番激战后被攻占。
19. The two men fought a battle over land and water rights
    这两个男人为土地和水的使用权发生了争斗。
20. He suffered two broken ribs in a fierce hand-to-hand battle.
    他在激烈的肉搏战中被打断了两根肋骨。
21. In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship
    在海战中目标就是击沉敌船。
22. They threw all their military resources into the battle.
    他们将全部军事资源都投入了那场战斗。
23. It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
    虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争，但我相信我们会取得胜利。
24. Our work can be compared to a battle.
    我们的工作好比一场战斗。
25. The soldiers got ready for a fierce battle.
    战士们准备进行一场恶战。
26. The badger and the snake had a ferocious battle in the woods.
    獾和蛇在树林里进行了一场恶斗。
27. The policeman used his baton to battle the rascal.
    警察用警棍和歹徒搏斗。
28. He witnessed the battle.
    他亲眼目睹了那场战斗。
29. The Battle of Stalingrad sealed Hitler's doom.
    斯大林格勒战役决定了希特勒的覆灭。
30. This great battle was vividly recorded in the documentary film.
    这部记录片生动地再现了这场伟大的战役。