Anh

battle

gb/bˈætəl/ us/bˈætəl/
B1 Anh
~ 1400
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ B1 event
1

a fight between armies

A fight between big groups of soldiers or armies.

Mẫu sử dụng: [someone] fights a battle
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'battle' with 'war'. A war is a long conflict made up of many battles.
Từ đồng nghĩa
combat (More general term for fighting, not necessarily involving armies.) | engagement (A formal military term for a specific fight between forces.)
Từ trái nghĩa
truce (An agreement to stop fighting, opposite of engaging in battle.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
win a battle |lose a battle |battle of [place] |fierce battle |bloody battle
Chủ đề
war |history |military |politics |law
Ví dụ
  • The Battle of Waterloo changed the course of European history.
  • The soldiers prepared for a long and difficult battle.
  • They won the battle but lost many men.
Ví dụ cho người học
  • The battle lasted for three days.
  • The army won the battle.
  • Many people died in the battle.
Động từ B1 action
2

to fight or struggle against

To try hard to win against someone or something.

Mẫu sử dụng: [someone] battles [someone/something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Some learners use 'battle' only for physical fights, but it can also mean fighting against illness, problems, or challenges.
Từ đồng nghĩa
fight (More general term for physical or non-physical struggle.) | struggle (Implies great effort, often against difficulties rather than people.)
Từ trái nghĩa
surrender (To give up instead of continuing to fight.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
battle cancer |battle opponents |battle for control
Chủ đề
conflict |effort |sports |core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
  • They battled fiercely for the championship.
  • She has been battling illness for years.
  • The two sides battled over the new law.
Ví dụ cho người học
  • He battled his opponent in the game.
  • She is battling a bad cold.
  • The teams battled for the prize.
Danh từ B2 action
3

a serious struggle or effort

A hard effort to do something or stop something.

Mẫu sử dụng: [someone] faces a battle to [verb]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think 'battle' always involves weapons; in this sense, it is about effort, not physical fighting.
Từ đồng nghĩa
struggle (More general term for effort against difficulties.) | fight (Can also mean determined effort, but may sound more aggressive.)
Từ trái nghĩa
success (When the goal is achieved without much difficulty.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
battle for survival |legal battle |uphill battle
Chủ đề
effort |life |challenge |core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
  • He faces an uphill battle to change the law.
  • The company is in a legal battle with its competitor.
  • Her recovery has been a long battle.
Ví dụ cho người học
  • It was a battle to finish the work on time.
  • They are in a legal battle with the city.
  • He faces a battle to stay healthy.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
battle
IPA
GB/bˈætəl/
US/bˈætəl/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
battle (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (battle)
Các dạng từ
Noun
  • Base: battle
  • Plural: battle, battles
Verb
  • Base: battle
  • 3rd Person Singular: battles
  • Present Participle: battling
  • Past: battled
Họ từ
Forms
battles noun battling verb battled verb
Related words
battlefield noun B1 battleground noun B2 battleship noun
Advanced or less common
embattled adjective
Cách diễn đạt

an uphill battle

1
/ən ˈʌphˈɪl bˈætəl/
idiom

a very hard struggle to succeed

A situation that is very hard to win or succeed in.

Ví dụ
  • Getting funding for the project will be an uphill battle.
  • Convincing them to change their minds is an uphill battle.

battle it out

1
/bˈætəl ˈɪt ˈaʊt/
idiom

compete until one wins

To keep fighting or competing until one side wins.

Ví dụ
  • The two players will battle it out in the final match.
  • Several candidates are battling it out for the top job.

do battle with

1
/dˈu bˈætəl wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase

fight or compete with

To fight or compete with someone or something.

Ví dụ
  • The team will do battle with their rivals on Saturday.
  • He often does battle with local authorities over planning rules.

fight a losing battle

1
/fˈaɪt ə lˈuzɪŋ bˈætəl/
idiom

try something sure to fail

To try hard at something that will almost certainly fail.

Ví dụ
  • She’s fighting a losing battle trying to change his habits.
  • We are fighting a losing battle against time.

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