skirmish

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/    美 /ˈskɝmɪʃ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
    — On 2 March, Chinese border guards with the help of regular PLA forces skillfully ambushed Strelnikov's unit on the ice near Chen Pao, killing him and 30 Soviets in the subsequent skirmish.
  2. Any minor dispute. broadly,figuratively
    — Three people were arrested after a skirmish in a bar.
  3. A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
动词 v.
  1. To engage in a minor battle or dispute. intransitive
    — The deer and the pig and the nilghai were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius, while the Eaters of Flesh skirmished round its edge.

词形变化

skirmishes plural scirmish alternative skirmishes present,singular,third-person skirmishing participle,present skirmished participle,past skirmished past scirmish alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
squirmish
相关词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English skirmish (as a verb), from Old French escarmouche (“skirmish”), from Italian scaramuccia, earlier schermugio. Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramouche, and Scaramucci.
词源 2
From Middle English skirmish (as a verb), from Old French escarmouche (“skirmish”), from Italian scaramuccia, earlier schermugio. Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramouche, and Scaramucci.
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