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in the melee
介词短语，表示‘在混乱的打斗或争吵场面中’，常用作状语。
He lost his wallet in the melee.
他在混战中丢了钱包。
混战；互殴
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混战；互殴
melee
He lost his wallet in the melee.
他在混战中丢了钱包。
大声、混乱或激烈的打斗、争吵或扭打。
A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
任何混乱、无序、杂乱或混乱的局面。
Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
激烈的争论或辩论,小规模冲突。
Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
按批出售的小型切割抛光宝石。
Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
A melee broke out in the crowded bar after someone spilled a drink.
有人打翻饮料后，拥挤的酒吧里发生了一场混战。
The police arrived quickly to break up the melee in the street.
警察迅速赶到，制止了街上的斗殴。
Several players were injured in the melee near the goal.
几名球员在球门附近的混战中受伤。
介词短语，表示‘在混乱的打斗或争吵场面中’，常用作状语。
He lost his wallet in the melee.
他在混战中丢了钱包。
用 between 引出参与混战的两方；若混战涉及多方，也可用 melee among A, B and C。
A melee between rival fans broke out outside the stadium.
体育场外爆发了双方球迷之间的混战。
强调事态从口头冲突突然升级为肢体混战，erupt 体现爆发性。
The argument erupted into a melee.
争吵突然演变成了一场混战。
Not this
There was melee outside the bar.
Use this
There was a melee outside the bar.
melee 是可数名词，表示具体的一次混战，单数形式前需要冠词 a；中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉 a。
Not this
They meleed in the street.
Use this
They got into a melee in the street.
melee 是名词，不是动词；表示“混战”要用 get into a melee 这类名词性搭配，不能在 melee 后加 -ed。汉语中“混战”可作动词，受此影响容易误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在混战中；在打斗中
He lost his shoe in the melee.
他在混战中丢了一只鞋。
被卷入混战
Tourists were caught up in the melee outside the stadium.
游客被卷入了体育场外的混战。
爆发混战
A melee broke out after the final whistle.
终场哨声响起后爆发了一场混战。
陷入混战；演变成混战
The peaceful protest descended into a melee.
和平抗议演变成了一场混战。
大规模混战；群殴
The argument escalated into a general melee involving both teams.
争吵升级为一场涉及双方队员的大规模混战。
Use melee naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象混战里‘me’是我，‘lee’像累——我打到累了，混战还在继续。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、历史叙述、游戏场景 通常用于描述多人混战的场面，多出现在新闻报道、历史叙述或游戏设定中。属于常见中性词，但书面语中更常见；日常口语更常用 fight 或 brawl。
按 me'lei（/meɪˈleɪ/，重音在第二音节）来读，词尾 -lei 与 obey、delay、convey、café 的重读 /eɪ/ 韵脚相同。flee、glee 拼写的 -ee 看似相近，其实读 /iː/，并不押韵。
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