1 N-VAR 战役；战斗 A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. 战役；战斗
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...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne.
国王威廉三世在博因河战役中的胜利
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...after a gun battle between police and drug traffickers.
在警察和毒贩子一番枪战之后
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...men who die in battle.
在战斗中阵亡的人们
SYN fight, war, attack, action
2 N-COUNT （为争取成功或控制权的）斗争，冲突 A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control. （为争取成功或控制权的）斗争，冲突
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...a renewed political battle over Britain's attitude to Europe.
围绕英国对欧洲的态度问题展开的新一轮政治斗争
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...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world.
世界上正义与邪恶的永恒斗争
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...a macho battle for supremacy.
男性为争取支配地位而进行的斗争
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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。
SYN conflict, campaign, struggle, debate
3 N-COUNT [usually singular] （在艰难环境中的）奋争，斗争 You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances. （在艰难环境中的）奋争，斗争
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...the battle against crime. [+ against]
打击犯罪的斗争
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She has fought a constant battle with her weight. [+ with]
她一直在竭力控制体重。
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Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago. [+ against]
格雷格在与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争之后于两年前去世。
SYN campaign, war, drive, movement
4 V-RECIP 与…抗争；与…搏斗；同…作战 To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. In American English, you can also say that one group or person is battling another. 与…抗争；与…搏斗；同…作战
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Thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded. [V + with/against]
数千人与警方发生冲突，据报道有数人在冲突中受伤。
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The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16. [VERB]
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。
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They're also battling the government to win compensation. [VERB noun]
他们也在跟政府交涉以争取补偿。
5 VERB 奋战；（与…）搏斗（在英国英语中用battle against something或with something，在美国英语中用battle something） To battle means to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. In British English, you battle against something or with something. In American English, you battle something. 奋战；（与…）搏斗（在英国英语中用battle against something或with something，在美国英语中用battle something）
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Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life. [VERB to-infinitive]
医生们彻夜奋战来挽救她的生命。
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...a lone yachtsman returning from his months of battling with the elements. [V + with/against/through]
只身驾驶游艇与恶劣天气搏斗数月后成功归航的人
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In Wyoming, firefighters are still battling the two blazes. [VERB noun]
在怀俄明州，消防员还在为扑灭这两场大火而奋战。
SYN struggle, work, fight, labour
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If anyone can do it, he can. He's a battler and has a strong character.
只要有人能做到这一点，他就能做到。他是一位斗士，个性坚毅。
6 See also: pitched battle running battle
7 PHR-RECIP 作战；交战；竞争 If one person or group does battle with another, they take part in a battle or contest against them. You can also say that two people or groups do battle . 作战；交战；竞争
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...the notorious Montonero guerrilla group who did battle with the army during the dirty war. [+ with/against]
曾在那场肮脏的战争中与这支部队交战的臭名昭著的蒙特内罗游击队
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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。
8 PHRASE 成功的一半；成功的重要条件 If you say that something is half the battle, you mean that it is the most important step towards achieving something. 成功的一半；成功的重要条件
9 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 战线已划定；对垒之势已成 If you say that the battle lines are drawn between opposing groups or people, you mean that they are ready to start fighting or arguing, and that it has become clear what the main points of conflict or disagreement will be. 战线已划定；对垒之势已成
10 PHRASE 作无望成功的尝试 If you are fighting a losing battle, you are trying to achieve something but are not going to be successful. 作无望成功的尝试 [Also + with]
11 PHR-RECIP 一决胜负；一决高低 If one group or person battles it out with another, they take part in a fight or contest against each other until one of them wins or a definite result is reached. You can also say that two groups or two people battle it out . 一决胜负；一决高低
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In the Cup Final, Leeds battled it out with the old enemy, Manchester United. [+ with]
在足总杯决赛中，利兹联队和宿敌曼彻斯特联队一决胜负。
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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。
12 PHRASE 虽败犹胜/ 虽胜犹败 If you say that someone has lost the battle ,but won the war, you mean that although they have been defeated in a small conflict they have won a larger, more important one of which it was a part. If you say that someone has won the battle but lost the war, you mean that they have won the small conflict but lost the larger one. 虽败犹胜/ 虽胜犹败
13 PHRASE 考验意志的持久战 A battle of wills is a situation that involves people who try to defeat each other by refusing to change their own aims or demands and hoping that their opponents will weaken first. 考验意志的持久战
14 PHRASE [battle inflects] 智慧的较量；斗智 If you refer to a situation as a battle of wits, you mean that it involves people with opposing aims who compete with each other using their intelligence, rather than force. 智慧的较量；斗智
| Word Partnership | Use battle with: |
| ADJ. | bloody battle, major battle 1 legal battle 2 constant battle, losing battle, uphill battle 2 3 |
| VERB. | lose/win a battle 1 2 3 |
| N. | battle of wills 2 |
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