Word · Frequency #5622
combatting
对抗;作战;斗争
combatting is the present participle of combat.
to fight or struggle against someone or something
- 1.
To fight; to struggle against.
战斗;与之斗争。
- 2.
To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
(与...)战斗;为战胜(...)而斗争。
- 3.
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
在战斗中或如同战斗般进行对抗
战斗;与之斗争。;(与...)战斗;为战胜(...)而斗争。;在战斗中或如同战斗般进行对抗;战斗;争斗
In use
The government is combating inflation by raising interest rates.
She has combatted her fear of public speaking through years of practice.
Doctors combat diseases with vaccines and new treatments.
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq
We must combat the prejudices against other races
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。
combat against sb/sth
combat 也可作不及物动词,后接 against 表示“与……作战、斗争”。
Connections
Collocations
- combat climate change
- 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。
- combat poverty
- 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。
- combat terrorism
- 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。
- combat crime
- 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。
- combat corruption
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“com(共同)+ bat(球棒)”:大家一起挥棒击打,就是战斗、对抗。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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