Word · Frequency #1330
battles
战斗；战役
battles is the plural of battle.
a fight between armed forces during a war
- 1.
A contest, a struggle.
竞争,斗争
- 2.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
战争中敌对军事力量的交战
- 3.
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
一场全面行动、战斗或遭遇,军队的所有分队参与或可能参与；战斗,交战
- 4.
an energetic attempt to achieve something
为实现某事而进行的积极尝试
- 5.
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine
两个对立团体(或个人)之间的公开冲突；--托马斯·潘恩
较量；争斗；奋斗；努力；冲突；交锋；竞争,斗争；战争中敌对军事力量的交战
In use
The soldiers fought a fierce battle in the forest.
She has been fighting a long battle against cancer.
The two companies are engaged in a legal battle over the patent.
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
he fought a battle for recognition
police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
battle between [noun] and [noun]
The battle between the two armies lasted for days.
两支军队之间的战役持续了数天。
Connections
Collocations
- fierce battle
- 激烈的战斗
- They fought a fierce battle.他们打了一场激烈的战斗。
- win a battle
- 赢得一场战役
- The army won the battle.军队赢得了战役。
- lose a battle
- 输掉一场战斗
- We cannot afford to lose this battle.我们不能输掉这场战斗。
- battle field
- 战场
- Soldiers died on the battle field.士兵们战死沙场。
- battle lines
- 战线
- The battle lines were drawn.战线已经划定。
- battle cry
- 战斗口号
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：battle 由 bat（蝙蝠）和 tle（头）组成，想象蝙蝠用头战斗。
Context & Register
Register: neutral; Contexts: 军事, 体育, 政治; Note: 作为名词，“battle”通常用于描述军事战役，也可比喻激烈竞争，比较中性，适用于多种语境。
Grammar Note
作可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the 'attle' ending pronounced /ˈætəl/ are true rhymes: cattle, rattle, tattle, chattel. Note that 'bottle' (/ˈbɒtəl/ in BrE, /ˈbɑːtəl/ in AmE) looks similar but has a different vowel sound.
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。
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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