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| 1 | C/U a fight between two armies in a war 战役；战斗 |
| one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War 第二次世界大战中最激烈的战役之一 |
| +of the Battle of Waterloo 滑铁卢战役 |
| in battle soldiers wounded in battle 在战斗中受伤的士兵 |
| | 1a | C a fight between two groups of people 搏斗；格斗；决斗 | | He was wounded in a gun battle with the police. 他在与警察的枪战中受伤。 | |
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| 2 | C a situation in which different people or groups compete with each other in order to achieve something or get an advantage 竞争；较量 |
| The couple are locked in a bitter legal battle over custody of their children. 这对夫妇在争夺孩子监护权的法律较量中打得难解难分。 |
| a boardroom battle 董事会会议室里的较量 |
| +for the battle for the leadership of the Labour Party 对工党的领导权的争夺 |
| a battle to do sth Supermarkets are cutting prices in a desperate battle to win customers. 超市竞相降低价格，不顾一切地争夺顾客。 |
| | 2a | a situation in which someone is trying very hard to deal with a difficult situation （与困境的）抗争，斗争 | | +against She has lost her battle against breast cancer. 她未能战胜乳腺癌。 | | a battle to do sth It was a daily battle to get my son to go to school. 让我儿子去上学是每天的一项艰巨任务。 | | fight a losing battle (=try to do something that will probably fail) She tried to get him to go, but she knew she was fighting a losing battle. 打一场不会赢的战斗；做可能徒劳的事 | |
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| - | the battle lines are drawn
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| used for saying that two opposing groups each have a clear and definite idea about the things they disagree about and are ready to start competing with each other |
| 战线已经拉开；双方已准备争斗 |
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| - | a battle of wills
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| a situation in which two people disagree , and each refuses to change their ideas or what they want |
| （两人间）意志的较量 |
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| - | a battle of wits
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| a situation in which two people or groups compete by trying to be more clever than the other |
| 斗智；智慧的较量 |
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| - | do battle mainly journalism
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| to argue with or fight against a difficult opponent , official system etc |
| （与…）争论，进行斗争 |
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