skir·mish
noun/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/
/ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
- a short fight between small groups of soldiers, etc., especially one that is not planned
小规模战斗；小冲突；（尤指）遭遇战 - Several people were killed in skirmishes during the night.
夜间的小规模冲突中造成多人死亡。
Extra Examples- Minor skirmishes broke out all along the border.
边界多处爆发了小规模战斗。 - They were involved in a skirmish with rival fans.
他们和对方球迷发生了冲突。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- minor
- …
- break out
- go on
- happen
- …
- in a/the skirmish
- skirmish between
- skirmish over
- …
- Several people were killed in skirmishes during the night.
- a short argument, especially between political opponents
（尤指政治上对立双方的）小争执，小争论 - a skirmish between the two party leaders
两党领导人间的摩擦。 - an opening skirmish in the protracted media battle ahead
引发日后旷日持久的媒体战的第一次冲突
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- minor
- …
- break out
- go on
- happen
- …
- in a/the skirmish
- skirmish between
- skirmish over
- …
- a skirmish between the two party leaders
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French eskirmiss-, lengthened stem of eskirmir, from a Germanic verb meaning ‘defend’.