Word · Frequency #14040
skirmishes
小冲突；前哨战
skirmishes is the plural of skirmish.
a minor short-term fight
- 1.
A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
- 2.
a minor short-term fight
小规模短时战斗
- 3.
Any minor dispute.
- 4.
A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
小规模短时战斗；前哨战；小争论；小冲突
In use
The two armies avoided a major battle, but there were several border skirmishes during the night.
After a brief skirmish with the security guard, the reporters were allowed to enter the building.
The scouts skirmished with the enemy patrol before retreating to the main camp.
a skirmish between A and B
作名词，常用单数，指短暂的小冲突或小争论。
A skirmish broke out between rival fans after the match.
比赛结束后，双方球迷之间发生了一场小冲突。
skirmish with sb/sth
作动词，不及物，与 with 连用表示冲突对象。
The soldiers skirmished with rebel forces near the border.
士兵们在边境附近与叛军发生了小规模冲突。
skirmish over sth
Connections
Collocations
- border skirmish
- 边境小冲突
- The two armies clashed in a border skirmish.两军在边境小冲突中交火。
- minor skirmish
- 小规模冲突
- It was only a minor skirmish, not a full battle.那只是小规模冲突，不是全面战斗。
- a skirmish broke out
- 爆发了一场小冲突
- A skirmish broke out between the patrols.巡逻队之间爆发了一场小冲突。
- political skirmish
- 政治上的小交锋
- The debate turned into a political skirmish.这场辩论变成了一次政治上的小交锋。
- verbal skirmish
- 口头交锋；言语争执
- They had a brief verbal skirmish over the budget.他们就预算问题进行了简短的口头交锋。
- skirmish with
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 skirmish 拆成 skin + mish 来记：皮肤上被划出的小摩擦，就是一场小冲突。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：军事报道或历史叙述、新闻中的冲突事件、工作讨论或日常争论 这个词作名词时通常指小规模战斗或短暂交火，多用于军事报道、新闻和历史叙述；作动词时多表示发生小冲突或小争论。整体语域偏中性，不算俚语，但也不显得过分正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音要点：skirmish 的重音在首音节，词尾为非重读 /mɪʃ/。wish、fish、dish 以 /ɪʃ/ 结尾，blemish 以 /mɪʃ/ 结尾，都与 skirmish 词尾读音相关；其中 blemish 的 /mɪʃ/ 与 skirmish 词尾完全相同，但整体重音不同，所以并非完全押韵。注意：garnish、varnish 拼写相近，但尾音是 /nɪʃ/，不是 /mɪʃ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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