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combat sth
combat 后直接接宾语，表示“与……斗争、对抗”，常用于犯罪、疾病、问题等。
The government has launched new measures to combat inflation.
政府已经推出新措施来对抗通货膨胀。
对抗；作战；斗争
combatted — past of combat
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对抗；作战；斗争
to fight or struggle against someone or something
The government has launched new measures to combat inflation.
政府已经推出新措施来对抗通货膨胀。
战斗；与之斗争。
To fight; to struggle against.
(与...)战斗；为战胜(...)而斗争。
To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
在战斗中或如同战斗般进行对抗
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
combat
Base
原形
combats
3rd person
第三人称单数
combating
-ing
现在分词
combated
Past
过去式
combatted
Past participle
过去分词
She combats crime every day.
她每天都与犯罪作斗争。
They combated the fire last night.
他们昨晚扑灭了火灾。
He has combatted the disease for years.
他与疾病抗争多年。
注意：过去式和过去分词有combated和combatted两种形式。
The government is combating inflation by raising interest rates.
政府正通过提高利率来对抗通货膨胀。
AI contextual example
She has combatted her fear of public speaking through years of practice.
她通过多年的练习战胜了对公开演讲的恐惧。
AI contextual example
Doctors combat diseases with vaccines and new treatments.
医生用疫苗和新疗法与疾病作斗争。
AI contextual example
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq
库尔德人在伊拉克北部与伊拉克军队作斗争
WordNet
combat 后直接接宾语，表示“与……斗争、对抗”，常用于犯罪、疾病、问题等。
The government has launched new measures to combat inflation.
政府已经推出新措施来对抗通货膨胀。
combat 也可作不及物动词，后接 against 表示“与……作战、斗争”。
The troops combated against the invading army for weeks.
部队与入侵的敌军战斗了数周。
Not this
We must combat with climate change.
Use this
We must combat climate change.
combat 是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，不能像汉语“与……斗争”那样加介词 with。
Not this
He combat the disease every day.
Use this
He combats the disease every day.
一般现在时第三人称单数作主语时，动词要用 combats，不能保留原形 combat。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
应对气候变化
Governments must act now to combat climate change.
各国政府现在必须采取行动应对气候变化。
与贫困作斗争
The charity works to combat poverty in remote communities.
该慈善机构致力于与偏远社区的贫困作斗争。
打击恐怖主义
New laws were introduced to combat terrorism.
为打击恐怖主义出台了新的法律。
打击犯罪
The city is using data analysis to combat crime.
该市正利用数据分析来打击犯罪。
打击腐败
An independent body was created to combat corruption.
成立了一个独立机构来打击腐败。
Use combatted naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想“com（共同）+ bat（球棒）”：大家一起挥棒击打，就是战斗、对抗。
语域：formal 常见场景：news reports、policy documents、formal writing 作为动词时，combat 比 fight 更正式，通常用于书面语或正式场合，表示“对抗、制止”某种问题或危险，如打击犯罪、对抗气候变化。口语中较少使用。
combat /ˈkɑmbæt/ 的重音在前，词尾 -bat 不重读。calm /kɑm/ 与 combat 的第一个音节读音相同（/kɑm/），可作为参照。bat、batter、battle、acrobat 中的 a 都读 /æ/，但 combat 的 -bat 并非重读音节，因此这些词并不与 combat 押韵。拼写 lookalike 中，comb /koʊm/ 的 o 读 /oʊ/，与 combat 的 com- 不同，注意区分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.