battle n. 1.战,战斗(行动),交战,会战,战役,(一般)战争。 2.斗争,竞争;〔美国〕竞赛。 3.胜利,成功。 a battle of words 论战。 the disposition for a battle 战术的部署。 the battle of life 生存斗争。 The battle is not always to the strong. 强者不一定常胜。 a naval battle 海战。 a close battle 近战,肉搏。 a decisive battle 决战。 a general's battle 战略和战术的较量,韬略战。 a soldier's battle 勇气和力量的较量,兵力战。 a pitched battle = a plain battle 鏖战,酣战。 a sham battle 〔美国〕模拟战,战斗演习。 a street battle 巷战。 accept battle 应战,迎战。 be killed in battle 阵亡。 do battle = fight a battle 挑战,开战,交战。 fall in battle 阵亡。 fight one's battles over again 忆谈当年勇,反复叙述当年功绩[经历]。 gain a battle 打胜仗。 give battle = do battle. give the battle 认输,战败。 go into battle 投入战斗。 half the battle 成功[胜利]的一半 (Youth is half the battle. 年轻气锐就是一半成功)。 have the battle 战胜。 join battle 参战。 lose a battle 打败仗。 lose the battle 战败。 offer battle 挑战。 refuse battle 拒绝应战。 vi. 作战,战斗,斗争,奋斗 (against with for)。 battle with poverty 与贫困作斗争。 vt. 〔美国〕与…作战,与…斗争。 battle the storm 与暴风雨作斗争。
This support can be the turning point in a close battle 这种支援将会成为最终战役的转折点。
Brian mcclair ' s side won a close battle with the reds ' north west neighbours , a match in which a solitary goal was always all that was likely to seperate these two teams 麦克莱尔的球队战胜了实力接近的西北对手,那一脚劲射可能是这两支球队唯一的差距。