skirmishes

英 [ˈskɜːmɪʃɪz]

美 [ˈskɜːrmɪʃɪz]

n.  小规模战斗; 小冲突; (尤指)遭遇战; (尤指政治上对立双方的)小争执，小争论
v.  发生小规模战斗(或冲突、争执)
skirmish的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小规模战斗;接触战
  Askirmishis a minor battle.
  1. Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
     印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。
• V-RECIP 发生小冲突;进行小规模战斗;打斗
  If peopleskirmish, they fight.
  1. They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...
     他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
  2. Police skirmished with youths on the estate last Friday.
     上周五警方与一些青年在住宅区发生了冲突。
• N-COUNT 小争执;口角;争论;冲突
  Askirmishis a short, sharp argument.
  1. This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes.
     这种方式上的差异已经导致了几场政治冲突。

双语例句

• I believe the answer to both these questions is yes, but there could be several skirmishes on this front before 2014 is over.
  我认为，上述两个问题答案均是肯定的，但在2014年结束之前，双方可能会在这条战线上发生若干次小冲突。
• For now, these skirmishes fall far short of a real currency war.
  就目前而言，这样的小冲突完全算不上是真正的货币大战。
• Her eyes shone when she described the early skirmishes in the campaign for equality for women.
  她讲起早年争取妇女平等权利运动中的种种冲突时两眼炯炯发光。
• It has a long-running feud with Uzbekistan, and skirmishes this year have also created tension on the Kyrgyz border.
  该国与乌兹别克斯坦长期不睦，今年以来该国与吉尔吉斯斯坦边境地区发生了一些小冲突，制造了紧张局势。
• Unfortunately, there is usually no left in these skirmishes to award points.
  不幸的是这些战斗中通常没有人置身事外来打分了。
• The ruling has handed Beijing a propaganda victory in a continuing series of trade skirmishes with Washington.
  这项裁决使北京方面得到了一个宣传上的胜利，目前中美之间存在一系列贸易摩擦。
• This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes.
  这种方式上的差异已经导致了几场政治冲突。
• Skirmishes sometimes with stiff resistance took place at the front end of the advance.
  在部队推进的前沿战线发生了小规模的交火，有时战斗十分激烈。
• Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes& and within a month the Danes had surrendered.
  这时，阿尔弗雷德发起一连串小规模的进攻，结果不出一个月，丹麦人就投降了。
• Within the past two months, there have been several border skirmishes between their armies with some casualties reported on either side.
  过去两个月内，两国军队发生了几次小规模的边界冲突，据报道双方都有人员伤亡。