battle

1. N-VAR A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. 战役

...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. …威廉三世国王在博因河战役中所取得的胜利。

...a gun battle between police and drug traffickers. …警察和毒品贩子之间的一场枪战。

2. N-COUNT A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control. 斗争; 较量

...an unfolding political battle over jobs and the economy. …一场正在展开的关于就业和经济的政治较量。

...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world. …世界上善恶之间永无休止的较量。

3. N-COUNT You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances. 斗争

...the battle against crime. …制止犯罪的斗争。

She has fought a constant battle with her weight. 她一直在和自己的体重作斗争。

4. V-RECIP To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. You can also say that one group or person is battling another. 与…搏斗; 与…较量

In one town thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded. 在一个镇子里，成千上万的人同警察展开搏斗，据报道有几人受伤。

The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16. 两队必须于12月16日再战一次，来争夺1/4决赛的位置。

5. V-T/V-I To battle means to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. You can also battle something, or battle against something or with something. 与…作斗争; 斗争

Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life. 医生们奋战了整个晚上来抢救她的生命。

Firefighters are still battling the two blazes. 消防队员们还在与两处大火作斗争。

6. PHRASE If one group or person battles it out with another, they take part in a fight or contest against each other until one of them wins or a definite result is reached. You can also say that two groups or two people battle it out. 战斗到底

She will now battle it out with 50 other hopefuls for a place in the last 10. 她现在将和另外50名有希望的候选人决战最后10个位置中的一个。