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.
両側は森で小競り合いをした。
R
A brief and usually not serious argument or disagreement.
The debate started with a verbal skirmish between the two leaders.
ディベートは、二人のリーダー間の口頭での小競り合いから始まった。
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.
地元の農民は、新しい土地政策について警察と衝突した。
translation
小競り合い, 口論
小競り合いをする
語形変化
3rd Present
skirmishes
Past
skirmished
Perfect
skirmished
Progressive
skirmishing
Plural
skirmishes