skirmish

KK [ˋskɝmɪʃ] /ˈskɝmɪʃ/

名詞

  1. 1

    小規模戰鬥、小衝突、前哨戰軍事

    A brief skirmish broke out near the border last night.

    昨晚邊界附近爆發了一場短暫的小規模衝突。

  2. 2

    小爭執、口角、交鋒

    The debate ended in a skirmish over budget cuts.

    這場辯論最後演變成針對預算刪減的一番交鋒。

動詞

  1. 1

    發生小規模衝突、交火

    Rival patrols skirmished briefly along the mountain road.

    敵對雙方的巡邏隊在山路上短暫交火。

  2. 2

    爭執、爭論

    The two departments skirmished over who should pay.

    兩個部門為了該由誰付錢而起了爭執。