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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。
小冲突；前哨战
skirmishes — plural of skirmish
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小冲突；前哨战
a minor short-term fight
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。
A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
小规模短时战斗
a minor short-term fight
Any minor dispute.
A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
The two armies avoided a major battle, but there were several border skirmishes during the night.
两军避免了一场大战，但夜间在边境发生了数次小规模冲突。
After a brief skirmish with the security guard, the reporters were allowed to enter the building.
记者们与保安短暂争执后，被允许进入大楼。
The scouts skirmished with the enemy patrol before retreating to the main camp.
侦察兵与敌人巡逻队发生小规模交火，然后撤回主营地。
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。
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。
over 引出争论的议题；也可说 skirmish with sb over sth。
The two committees often skirmish over budget priorities.
两个委员会经常为预算优先事项发生小争论。
Not this
The two armies had skirmish before dawn.
Use this
The two armies had a skirmish before dawn.
skirmish 作名词时是可数名词，单数形式前需要加限定词（如 a），所以不能说 had skirmish。
Not this
The troops skirmished the enemy patrol.
Use this
The troops skirmished with the enemy patrol.
动词 skirmish 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；表示与某人或某方交战时需要用介词 with。
Not this
There were several skirmishs along the border.
Use this
There were several skirmishes along the border.
以 -sh 结尾的名词变复数时加 -es，而不是直接加 -s，因此正确形式是 skirmishes。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
边境小冲突
The two armies clashed in a border skirmish.
两军在边境小冲突中交火。
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。
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。
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。
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。
与…发生小冲突
The troops skirmished with the rebels.
部队与叛军发生了小冲突。
Use skirmishes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.