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- an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets小规模战斗, 小冲突。
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- a short argument小争论, 小争执：
there was a skirmish over the budget.
就预算问题产生了小争执。
no obj.［often as noun skirmishing］
- engage in a skirmish进行小规模战斗, 发生小冲突; 发生小争论：
reports of skirmishing along the border.
关于边境小冲突的报道。
派生词
skirmisher
noun词源
Middle English (as a verb)： from Old French eskirmiss-, lengthened stem of eskirmir, from a Germanic verb meaning 'defend'.