skirmish

🇬🇧/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ 🇺🇸/ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/📚 13614 1GREsat
A skirmish is a minor battle. 小规模战斗; 小冲突

noun [抽象名词]小冲突,小规模战斗;小争论

Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
印巴边境的小冲突曾经是常有的事。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 进行小规模战斗;发生小争论

After about 20 minutes, the skirmish was over.
经过约20分钟对打,这场小冲突就酱结束了。

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Lesson 9 Royal espionage skirmish 名词: 小规模战斗
skir (看作skirt, 裙子) + mish (看作famish, 饥饿) → 女人会为了裙子而争吵, 为了穿漂亮的裙子宁可饿肚子 → 小冲突
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The next skirmish will come at NRG's annual meeting on July 21st. 下一次交锋将在7月21日的NRG年会上。
Guatemala was the first skirmish of the cold war in Latin America. 危地马拉是冷战在拉丁美洲的首个发生地。