These are all words for a situation in which people try to defeat each other using physical force. 以上各词均指搏斗、打斗、打架。

• fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force 指搏斗、打斗、打架：◆He got into a fight with a man in the bar. 他在酒吧里和一个男人斗殴。
• clash (journalism 新闻) a short fight between two groups of people （新闻用语）指两群人之间短暂的打斗、打架、冲突：◆Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators. 警方与示威者发生了冲突。
• brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place 通常指一群人在公共场合喧闹、斗殴、闹事：◆a drunken brawl in a bar 在酒吧里酒后闹事
• struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get sth from the other 指搏斗、扭打，尤指抢夺、挣扎脱身：◆There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene. 在谋杀现场没有打斗痕迹。
• scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle 指短暂而不太激烈的扭打、冲突：◆He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer. 他和一名摄影记者发生了肢体冲撞。

Patterns

• a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over sth
• in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
• a violent fight/clash/struggle
• to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
• a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out