音标:['skә:miʃ] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 前哨战, 小争论, 小冲突
vi. 发生小争论, 侦察
v. engage in a skirmish
词型变化:名词复数形式 : skirmishes ; 现在分词 : skirmishing ; 过去式 : skirmished ; 第三人称单数 : skirmishes ; 过去分词 : skirmished
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
名词93%
动词7%

skirmish的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The skirmish grew into a major battle.小冲突扩大形成大战斗。
  2. This area is peaceful except for a few skirmishes in the distance.除了远处的零星的小冲突之外,这个地区是和平的。

经典引文

  • In the fierce skirmish that followed..two soldiers were killed.

    出自:C. Ryan
  • A squadron skirmished with units of the Italian battle fleet.

    出自:D. A. Thomas
【近义词】

1. The leaders of Japan and China agree that a North Korean nuclear test can not be tolerated. The White House is encouraging North Korea to improve relations with its neighbors and participate in 6-p

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