skirmish
n. 小规模战斗; 小争论; 小冲突; [体]〈美〉比赛
v. 参与小争斗; 进行小争论; 搜索; 侦察
vi. 进行小规模战斗; 发生小争论
A skirmish is a minor battle.
Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。
If people skirmish, they fight.
They were skirmishing close to the minefield now...
他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
Police skirmished with youths on the estate last Friday.
上周五警方与一些青年在住宅区发生了冲突。
A skirmish is a short, sharp argument.
This difference in approach has led to several political skirmishes.
这种方式上的差异已经导致了几场政治冲突。
1. a minor short-term fight
1. engage in a skirmish
A conventional skirmish would escalate into a nuclear exchange.
传统的小规模战斗更有可能逐步升级为核战争.
So a skirmish could escalate into a war of mutual survival.
所以一场小小冲突也可能激化为双方余下的人员之间的战争.
The skirmish grew into a major battle.
小冲突扩大形成大战斗.
" There'll be just one brief skirmish and the Yankees will skedaddle back into Tennessee.
" 只要打一次小小的遭遇战,北方佬就会逃回田纳西去的.
There had been a skirmish in the half light of dawn.
天朦朦亮的时候曾经有过一场小规模的战斗.