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firefight with sb
with 后接交火的对手。
The patrol firefought with heavily armed smugglers near the border.
巡逻队与全副武装的走私犯在边境附近交火。
交火；进行枪战
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交火；进行枪战
to take part in a gun battle
The patrol firefought with heavily armed smugglers near the border.
巡逻队与全副武装的走私犯在边境附近交火。
参与交火
To engage in a firefight.
firefight
Base
原形
firefights
3rd person
第三人称单数
firefighting
-ing
现在分词
firefought
Past
过去式
firefought
Past participle
过去分词
They often firefight to control the blaze.
他们经常灭火以控制火势。
The team firefought bravely during the emergency.
在紧急情况下，队伍勇敢地进行了灭火。
The firefighters are firefighting the forest fire.
消防员正在扑灭森林火灾。
动词形式不规则，过去式和过去分词为 firefought。
The soldiers firefought with the rebels until reinforcements arrived.
士兵们与叛军交火，直到援军赶到。
The patrol firefights whenever it meets armed gunmen near the checkpoint.
巡逻队在检查站附近每当遇到持枪歹徒就会交火。
The troops were firefighting in the ruined streets when the ceasefire was announced.
停火宣布时，部队正在被毁坏的街道上交火。
with 后接交火的对手。
The patrol firefought with heavily armed smugglers near the border.
巡逻队与全副武装的走私犯在边境附近交火。
over 表示争夺的目标或原因。
The two groups firefought over the strategic bridge.
两个小组为争夺这座战略桥梁而交火。
进行体强调交火动作正在持续。
They were firefighting in the eastern district when I called.
我打电话时，他们正在东区交火。
Not this
The soldiers firefighted with the rebels all night.
Use this
The soldiers firefought with the rebels all night.
firefight 是不规则动词，其过去式不是按规则加 -ed 变成 firefighted，而是特殊形式 firefought；表达“进行了交火”时要用 firefought。
Not this
The patrol firefought the enemy forces near the border.
Use this
The patrol firefought with the enemy forces near the border.
firefight 作动词时是不及物动词，意为“参与交火”，不能直接接宾语；要引入交火对象需加介词 with，因此应说 firefight with somebody，而不是 firefight somebody。
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与敌军交火
The unit was ordered to firefight with enemy troops if they entered the zone.
后接交战对象
近距离交火
In dense urban areas, soldiers may have to firefight at close range.
后接距离/方式
在街头交火
The rebels firefought in the streets until nightfall.
后接地点
交火数小时
The troops firefought for hours before the ceasefire took hold.
后接持续时间
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
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记忆联想：fire（枪火）+ fight（战斗）组合成 firefight，意思就是互相用枪火战斗，即交火、枪战。
语域：formal 常见场景：military operations、war reporting、military history 该动词义通常用于军事、战地报道或历史叙述等正式语境，多表示参与交火。
The first syllable /faɪr/ rhymes with 'fire'; the second syllable /faɪt/ rhymes with 'fight', 'light', 'might', 'sight', 'flight'. Note that 'fire' ends with /r/ and the -ight words end with /t/.
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