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battle
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- Conjugation :
past
batbattled
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ing
battling
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Derivatives :
n
battler
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- battle
['bætl]
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1.
noun
[c]
[军]
战役
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2.
noun
[fig]
(struggle) 斗争
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3.
vi.
(fight) 交战
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4.
vi.
to battle for sth/to do sth (struggle) 力争某事/做某事
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5.
vi.
to battle (with sb) for sth/to do sth (compete) (与某人)争夺某物/争做某事
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that's half the battle
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那是成功的一半
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it's a {or} we're fighting a losing battle
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这/我们注定要失败
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to do battle (with sb)
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(与某人)交战
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6.
vi.
(compete) (与某人)争高下
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- battle
[ˈbætl]
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1.
noun
[Military]
战斗，英国制造的轰炸机、驱逐舰
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2.
n.[c/u]
战斗，战役
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Slowly, the allies won the Battle of the Atlantic.
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盟军逐渐赢得了大西洋战争。
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Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga.
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格兰特在奇克莫加战役中获得了决定性的胜利。
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3.
n.[c]
斗争，奋斗，拼搏
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I feel like I'm fighting a constant battle to go home.
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我感觉费了好大力气才回到家。
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He fought a battle for recognition.
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他努力想获得认可。
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4.
n.[c]
争斗，较量
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The courtroom battle was due to begin next Monday.
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法定辩论定于下星期一开始。
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Police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs.
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警察试图控制堕胎赞成者和堕胎反对者之间的冲突。
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5.
verb
战斗，搏斗，斗争
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They will battle for the gold medal.
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他们将加入到金矿的争夺战中。
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They battled over the budget.
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他们为预算争执不断。
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6.
vi.
奋斗，拼搏
Collins English-English Dictionary
- battle
['bætəl]
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1.
n
a fight between large armed forces; military or naval engagement; combat
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2.
n
conflict; contention; struggle
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his battle for recognition
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3.
vb
[when intr, often foll by against, for, or with]
to fight in or as if in military combat; contend (with)
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she battled against cancer
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4.
vb
to struggle in order to achieve something or arrive somewhere
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he battled through the crowd
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5.
vi.
[intr]
[Austral]
to scrape a living, esp by doing odd jobs
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6.
vi.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French bataile, from Late Latin battalia exercises performed by soldiers, from battuere to beat
Examples
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troops equip ped fnr battle
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为打仗整装待发的部队
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a hot battle
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激战
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a mock battle
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模拟作战
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a report of a battle
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一篇战况报道
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the site of a battle
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战场
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