English to Chinese Meaning of skirmish - 前哨战

Skirmish :
前哨战

乱斗, 暴动, 前哨战, 骚动, 聚众斗殴, 尘嚣, 刷, 争吵, 把握, 跑进

暴动, 前哨战

前哨战发生小冲突前卫散兵小冲突散兵
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Definitions of skirmish in English
Noun(1) a minor short-term fight
Verb(1) engage in a skirmish
Examples of skirmish in English
(1) And it's just the latest skirmish in the war over digital music, movies, and books.(2) None of them bothered to change out of their street clothes, expecting a short skirmish only.(3) Now, in five years, there have been no provocations save one, a naval skirmish in 2002.(4) Yesterday there was a short skirmish in the woods outside the town of Nyda.(5) A skirmish broke out after troops ran across a boat belonging to the rebels.(6) When Jock discovers his daughter with the piper, a skirmish ensues and an official inquest is called.(7) Stay tuned - literally - and we'll see how this latest skirmish in the media wars turns out.(8) When the emperors soldiers came to reclaim the hawk, a brief skirmish ensued and the hawk was not returned.(9) The Constitutional Court's decision is only a skirmish in the broader battle between the executive and the judiciary.(10) there was a skirmish over the budget(11) No, this won't be a naval skirmish with some oppressive foreign dictator.(12) Carey may have won the opening skirmish , but the Europeans aren't crying uncle yet.(13) Who would have bet on Mjallby being the one on the seat of his shorts trackside after an unlikely skirmish between David and Goliath?(14) When these disappeared, she fought and won a brief skirmish with her conscience.(15) Once in a while, there's a short skirmish and someone dies, but it's all dull and uninspired.(16) I never got the feeling that this was an actual skirmish occurring in front of me.
Related Phrases of skirmish
Synonyms
Noun
1. fight ::
斗争
2. battle ::
战斗
3. clash ::
冲突
4. conflict ::
冲突
5. encounter ::
遭遇
6. engagement ::
订婚
7. fray ::
磨损
8. combat ::
战斗
Verb
9. fight ::
斗争
11. engage with ::
与参与
12. close with ::
亲近
13. combat ::
战斗
14. clash with ::
与冲突
Different Forms
skirmish, skirmished, skirmisher, skirmishers, skirmishes, skirmishing
Word Example from TV Shows
Your only move is to play the potion, lose the skirmish...

Your only move is to play the potion, lose the SKIRMISH...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 5

We skirmish to the death.

We SKIRMISH to the death.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 5

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