battle /ˈbætəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( battling, battled, battles )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  ...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。

  例：

  ...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

  例：

  ...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。

  例：

  ...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

  例：

  ...the battle against crime.

  …制止犯罪的斗争。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。