battle
翻译
战斗, 战役, 斗争
例句
The soldiers fought a long battle.
士兵们打了一场漫长的战斗。
She won her battle against cancer.
她赢得了与癌症的斗争。
语法模式
a battle between ((sb.)) and ((sb.)) ((某人))和((某人))之间的战斗 It was a battle between two great armies.
a battle for/against ((sth.)) 为/反对((某事))的斗争 It's a battle for survival.
近义词
同义词: fight (打斗), conflict (冲突), struggle (斗争); 反义词: peace (和平), truce (休战)
词源
源自古法语 'bataille',来自晚期拉丁语 'battualia'(军事演习),源于 'battuere'(打,击)。
记忆技巧
把 'battle' 想象成大规模“打击”或攻击敌人的事件。