battle
英 ['bæt(ə)l]
美['bætl]
- 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
英英释意
- 1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
- "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"
- "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
- 2. an energetic attempt to achieve something;
- "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"
- "he fought a battle for recognition"
- 3. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);
- "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
- "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"