英语

battle

gb/bˈætəl/ us/bˈætəl/
B1 英语
~ 1400
义项
0 个义项
名词 B1 event
1

a fight between armies

A fight between big groups of soldiers or armies.

用法模式: [someone] fights a battle
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'battle' with 'war'. A war is a long conflict made up of many battles.
近义词
combat (More general term for fighting, not necessarily involving armies.) | engagement (A formal military term for a specific fight between forces.)
反义词
truce (An agreement to stop fighting, opposite of engaging in battle.)
搭配
win a battle |lose a battle |battle of [place] |fierce battle |bloody battle
主题
war |history |military |politics |law
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • The battle lasted for three days.
  • The army won the battle.
  • Many people died in the battle.
动词 B1 action
2

to fight or struggle against

To try hard to win against someone or something.

用法模式: [someone] battles [someone/something]
常见错误:
Some learners use 'battle' only for physical fights, but it can also mean fighting against illness, problems, or challenges.
近义词
fight (More general term for physical or non-physical struggle.) | struggle (Implies great effort, often against difficulties rather than people.)
反义词
surrender (To give up instead of continuing to fight.)
搭配
battle cancer |battle opponents |battle for control
主题
conflict |effort |sports |core_vocabulary
例句
  • They battled fiercely for the championship.
  • She has been battling illness for years.
  • The two sides battled over the new law.
学习者例句
  • He battled his opponent in the game.
  • She is battling a bad cold.
  • The teams battled for the prize.
名词 B2 action
3

a serious struggle or effort

A hard effort to do something or stop something.

用法模式: [someone] faces a battle to [verb]
常见错误:
Learners may think 'battle' always involves weapons; in this sense, it is about effort, not physical fighting.
近义词
struggle (More general term for effort against difficulties.) | fight (Can also mean determined effort, but may sound more aggressive.)
反义词
success (When the goal is achieved without much difficulty.)
搭配
battle for survival |legal battle |uphill battle
主题
effort |life |challenge |core_vocabulary
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • 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.
语法
词典原形
battle
IPA
GB/bˈætəl/
US/bˈætəl/
音节与重音
battle (1 个音节)
Stress on 1st syllable (battle)
词形变化
Noun
  • Base: battle
  • Plural: battle, battles
Verb
  • Base: battle
  • 3rd Person Singular: battles
  • Present Participle: battling
  • Past: battled
词族
Forms
battles noun battling verb battled verb
Related words
battlefield noun B1 battleground noun B2 battleship noun
Advanced or less common
embattled adjective
相关表达

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.

例句
  • 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.

例句
  • 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.

例句
  • 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.

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

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