Word · Frequency #1330
battles
战斗；斗争；搏斗
battles is the third person singular of battle.
核心释义
to fight or struggle against someone or something
- 1.
参战；在战斗中竞争
To join in battle; to contend in fight
- 2.
战斗或斗争；与之交战
To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
参战；在战斗中竞争；战斗或斗争；与之交战；战斗
用法In use
The two armies battle fiercely for control of the city.
用法提示：这里的 battle 用作动词，表示‘战斗’，主语是复数 armies，时态为一般现在时。
She battled cancer for three years before recovering.
用法提示：battled 是 battle 的过去式，表示‘与……抗争’，常与疾病等抽象名词搭配。
He is battling with his conscience over whether to tell the truth.
用法提示：battling 是 battle 的现在分词，表示‘与……斗争’，常用于描述内心冲突。
battle against/with sth
against 和 with 都可引出斗争对象；用 with 时也可表示与某人并肩作战，需根据语境判断。
The doctors battled against the virus for months.
医生们与病毒搏斗了数月。
battle for sth
for 后面接争夺的目标或想要得到的事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- battle against
- 与…作斗争；奋力对抗
- They battled against the strong wind to reach the top.他们与狂风搏斗，终于登上了山顶。
- battle for
- 为…而战；为…奋斗
- Both teams battled for the championship last night.昨晚两支球队为冠军而战。
- battle it out
- 一决胜负；激烈角逐
- The two rivals battled it out in the final round.两位对手在最后一轮一决胜负。
- battle through
- 艰难地闯过；奋力通过
- She battled through the pain to finish the race.她忍着疼痛奋力跑完了比赛。
- battle with
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：battle 以 bat（球棒）开头，挥棒相击的画面，就是战斗、搏斗。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：military operations、news reports on social or political struggles、conversations about illness or personal difficulties battle 作动词表示“战斗；斗争”，既可用于军事冲突，也可比喻为与疾病、困难等抗争。整体语气偏正式，多出现在新闻、演讲、报告等书面或较正式场合；日常口语中也会用，但具体语气会随搭配和话题略有变化。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes: cattle /ˈkætəl/ and rattle /ˈrætəl/ (same stressed vowel /æ/ and following /təl/). Lookalikes that do NOT rhyme: bottle /ˈbɒtəl/, kettle /ˈketəl/, settle /ˈsetəl/, little /ˈlɪtəl/ — they end in -ttle but have different vowel sounds (/ɒ/, /e/, /e/, /ɪ/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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