skirmish
翻譯
小衝突, 小規模戰鬥
例句
A brief skirmish broke out between the two groups.
兩組人之間爆發了短暫的小衝突。
They were involved in a political skirmish over the new law.
他們捲入了一場關於新法律的政治紛爭。
文法模式
a skirmish ((between A and B)) A和B之間的小衝突 A brief skirmish broke out between the two groups.
a skirmish ((over sth.)) 因某事發生的小衝突 They had a skirmish over the new law.
近義詞
同義詞: fight, clash, conflict; 反義詞: truce, peace
詞源
源自古法語「escarmouche」，可能源於日耳曼語。
記憶技巧
聽起來像「四哥迷失」，想像四哥在戰場上迷失方向，捲入了一場小衝突。