skirmish
🇺🇸
/ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
🇬🇧
/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/
noun
R
A short and unplanned fight between small groups, often soldiers.
The two sides had a small skirmish in the forest.
双方在森林中发生了小规模冲突。
R
A brief and usually not serious argument or disagreement.
The debate started with a verbal skirmish between the two leaders.
辩论以两位领导人之间的言语冲突开始。
verb
R
To be involved in a short and often unplanned fight or argument.
Local farmers skirmished with the police over the new land policies.
当地农民因新土地政策与警方发生冲突。
translation
小规模冲突, 小争执
发生小冲突
词形变化
3rd Present
skirmishes
Past
skirmished
Perfect
skirmished
Progressive
skirmishing
Plural
skirmishes