Word · Frequency #917
fights
打斗；搏斗；作战
fights is the third person singular of fight.
To take part in a physical struggle, especially using force, weapons, or violence.
- 1.
Senses relating to physical conflict:
肢体冲突相关含义:
- 2.
To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
为某事物奋斗；为成功而奔走或竞争。
- 3.
To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
试图压制；猛烈反击。
- 4.
Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
指颜色或其他设计元素:不协调；不和谐。
争取；奋斗；斗争；对抗；抵抗；制止；（颜色等）不协调；不相配；肢体冲突相关含义:；为某事物奋斗；为成功而奔走或竞争。
In use
The two boys started to fight over a toy.
She fights for equal rights in her community.
He fought hard to overcome his fear of public speaking.
fight sb/sth
及物用法，直接跟对抗的对象。
They fought the enemy bravely.
他们勇敢地抗击敌人。
fight for sth
强调为争取某事物而斗争。
She fought for equal rights.
她为平等权利而奋斗。
fight against sth/sb
强调反对或抵抗的对象。
We must fight against corruption.
我们必须与腐败作斗争。
Connections
Collocations
- fight for
- 为……而战；争取
- The activists fought for equal rights.活动人士为平等权利而斗争。
- fight against
- 对抗；抵抗
- They fought against the invaders.他们与入侵者作战。
- fight back
- 反击；还击
- She fought back against her attackers.她反击了袭击者。
- fight off
- 击退；摆脱（疾病等）
- He fought off a cold.他扛过了一场感冒。
- fight with
- 与……打架；和……争吵
- Stop fighting with your brother.别再跟哥哥打架了。
- fight a battle/war
- 打一场战役/战争
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 fight 和 flight 对照：危险时留下 fight（战斗），逃跑是 flight（飞走）——多一个 l 是逃，少一个 l 是打。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、正式演讲或时评、体育报道、设计或美术讨论 动词 fight 整体跨越正式与口语：表达“为……而奋斗”时多用于较正式场合，日常对话中常指“打架/争吵”；表示“颜色或设计元素不协调”则多用于设计相关讨论。
Grammar Note
注意：及物时直接接宾语，不及物时接介词短语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with fight: /laɪt/, /maɪt/, /naɪt/, /raɪt/, /saɪt/, /taɪt/ share the same stressed vowel and final /t/ as /faɪt/. Beware of lookalikes such as eight /eɪt/ and weight /weɪt/, which end in -ight/-eight but are pronounced with /eɪ/, not /aɪ/.
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 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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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