skirmish
翻译
小冲突, 小规模战斗
例句
A brief skirmish broke out between the two groups.
两组人之间爆发了短暂的小冲突。
They were involved in a political skirmish over the new law.
他们卷入了一场关于新法律的政治纷争。
语法模式
a skirmish ((between A and B)) A和B之间的小冲突 A brief skirmish broke out between the two groups.
a skirmish ((over sth.)) 因某事发生的小冲突 They had a skirmish over the new law.
近义词
同义词: fight, clash, conflict; 反义词: truce, peace
词源
源自古法语“escarmouche”，可能源于日耳曼语。
记忆技巧
听起来像“四哥迷失”，想象四哥在战场上迷失方向，卷入了一场小冲突。