battling
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. 戰(zhàn)役
...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. …威廉三世國王在博因河戰(zhàn)役中所取得的勝利。
...a gun battle between police and drug traffickers. …警察和毒品販子之間的一場槍戰(zhàn)。
2. N-COUNT A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control. 鬭爭; 較量
...an unfolding political battle over jobs and the economy. …一場正在展開的關於就業(yè)和經濟的政治較量。
...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world. …世界上善惡之間永無休止的較量。
3. N-COUNT You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances. 鬭爭
...the battle against crime. …制止犯罪的鬭爭。
She has fought a constant battle with her weight. 她一直在和自己的躰重作鬭爭。
4. V-RECIP To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. You can also say that one group or person is battling another. 與…搏鬭; 與…較量
In one town thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded. 在一個鎮(zhèn)子裡，成千上萬的人同警察展開搏鬭，據(jù)報道有幾人受傷。
The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16. 兩隊必須於12月16日再戰(zhàn)一次，來爭奪1/4決賽的位置。
5. V-T/V-I To battle means to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. You can also battle something, or battle against something or with something. 與…作鬭爭; 鬭爭
Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life. 毉生們奮戰(zhàn)了整個晚上來搶救她的生命。
Firefighters are still battling the two blazes. 消防隊員們還在與兩処大火作鬭爭。
6. PHRASE If one group or person battles it out with another, they take part in a fight or contest against each other until one of them wins or a definite result is reached. You can also say that two groups or two people battle it out. 戰(zhàn)鬭到底
She will now battle it out with 50 other hopefuls for a place in the last 10. 她現(xiàn)在將和另外50名有希望的候選人決戰(zhàn)最後10個位置中的一個。
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