skirmish

'skә:miʃ

GRE Collins 1

v. engage in a skirmish

n. 前哨战, 小争论, 小冲突
vi. 发生小争论, 侦察

Collins 星级

14,040

BNC 频率

13,180

使用频率

skirmish 由词根 skirm- 和后缀 -ish 组成。 skirm- 与战斗相关，后缀 -ish 表示一种状态或行为，可以联想到小规模的冲突或争斗。

例句

1. The two teams had a skirmish during the match.

两支队伍在比赛中发生了小冲突。

2. The soldiers were involved in a skirmish at the border.

士兵们在边境发生了小规模冲突。

3. After a brief skirmish, they decided to talk it out peacefully.

在短暂的冲突后，他们决定和平地谈一谈。