Word · Frequency #24237
melees
混战；互殴
melees is the plural of melee.
melee
- 1.
A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
大声、混乱或激烈的打斗、争吵或扭打。
- 2.
Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
任何混乱、无序、杂乱或混乱的局面。
- 3.
Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
激烈的争论或辩论,小规模冲突。
- 4.
Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
按批出售的小型切割抛光宝石。
大声、混乱或激烈的打斗、争吵或扭打。；任何混乱、无序、杂乱或混乱的局面。；激烈的争论或辩论,小规模冲突。；按批出售的小型切割抛光宝石。；互殴
In use
A melee broke out in the crowded bar after someone spilled a drink.
The police arrived quickly to break up the melee in the street.
Several players were injured in the melee near the goal.
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。
melee between A and B
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。
erupt into a melee
强调事态从口头冲突突然升级为肢体混战，erupt 体现爆发性。
Connections
Collocations
- in the melee
- 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。
- caught up in the melee
- 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。
- a melee breaks out
- 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。
- descend into a melee
- 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。
- general melee
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象混战里‘me’是我，‘lee’像累——我打到累了，混战还在继续。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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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