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- a sustained fight between large organized armed forces战役, 会战; 战斗：
in names the Battle of Waterloo滑铁卢战役
mass noun he died in battle.他在战斗中牺牲了。
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- a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle较量; 斗争：
the battle against ageing.
与衰老进行的斗争。
no obj.
1- fight or struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something奋争; 搏斗：
he has been battling against the illness.
他一直在与疾病作斗争。
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- with obj. engage in a fight or struggle against与…作战; 和…斗争：
firefighters battled a 9,800-acre brush fire.
消防员们奋力扑救一场9,800英亩的灌木丛大火。
短语
battle it out
- fight or compete to a definite conclusion战斗到分出胜负。
battle royal
(pl. battles royal)
- a fiercely contested fight or dispute激战; 激烈争论。
battle stations
- chiefly US the positions taken by military personnel in preparation for battle (often used as a command or signal to prepare for battle)〈主美〉战斗岗位（常用作备战指令或信号）。
half the battle
- an important step towards achieving something成功的重要一步：
he never gives in, and that's half the battle.
他从不认输, 这就成功了一半了。
派生词
battler
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French bataille (noun)， bataillier (verb)， based on late Latin battualia 'military or gladiatorial exercises'， from Latin battuere 'to beat'.