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battle

/ˈbat(ə)l

noun

1A sustained fight between large organized armed forces: the battle lasted for several hours [in names]: the Battle of Waterloo [mass noun]: he died in battle...

Hymns and prayers were said in memory of those who died in battle and those who fought and survived.
He enjoyed wars and was the first prime minister since the duke of Wellington to have fought in battle.
Sovereignty was a figure for all those brave soldiers who fought and died in battle.

Synonyms

fight, conflict, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, affray, fray, encounter, confrontation;

contest, meeting, collision, duel;

tussle, scuffle, melee, fracas;

war, campaign, crusade;

fighting, warfare, combat, action, hostilities

informal scrap, dogfight, shoot-out

1.1A lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle: the battle against ageing...

The pair had been embroiled in lengthy legal battles over Daniel, but had reached a shared custody agreement on his care before Kevin's death.
One of the most difficult battles waged by these women has been against Public Works Department contractors.
Allison and Kevin had, following lengthy legal battles, reached a shared custody agreement on Daniel's care.

Synonyms

conflict, clash, contest, competition, struggle;

disagreement, argument, dispute, controversy, debate;

dissension, altercation, strife

verb [no object]

1Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something: he has been battling against the illness...

Players on both sides are unknowingly battling for cross hemisphere respect from people they will never meet.
As it stands, national lobby groups are battling against the ad budgets of brand name giants.
Furious residents are battling for the second time to stop huge mobile phone masts going up in Corsham town centre.

Synonyms

fight, combat, contend with;

resist, withstand, stand up to, put up a fight against, confront;

war, feud;

struggle, strive, campaign, work, toil

1.1 [with object] Engage in a fight or struggle against: firefighters battled a 9,800-acre brush fire...

Firefighters battled a blaze at the disused Robert Fletcher paper mill in Stoneclough last night.
Elsewhere, firefighters battled flash floods caused by the torrential rain.
The building was evacuated, and firefighters battled the fire for more than an hour.

Synonyms

scramble, struggle, labour;

fight, elbow, push

Phrases

battle it out

battle royal

battle stations

half the battle

Origin

Middle English: from Old French bataille (noun), bataillier (verb), based on late Latin battualia 'military or gladiatorial exercises', from Latin battuere 'to beat'.

Along with battalion (late 16th century), batter (Middle English), and battery, the word battle goes back through French to Latin battuere ‘to strike, beat’, also found in combat (mid 16th century) ‘fight together’. Battle appears in many phrases. We say that we are fighting a losing battle when a struggle is bound to end in failure, or that something that contributes to success is half the battle. A fiercely contested fight or dispute is a battle royal, which was originally a fight with several combatants.

单词	battle
释义	battle /ˈbat(ə)l / noun 1A sustained fight between large organized armed forces: the battle lasted for several hours [in names]: the Battle of Waterloo [mass noun]: he died in battle... Hymns and prayers were said in memory of those who died in battle and those who fought and survived. He enjoyed wars and was the first prime minister since the duke of Wellington to have fought in battle. Sovereignty was a figure for all those brave soldiers who fought and died in battle. Synonyms fight, conflict, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, affray, fray, encounter, confrontation; contest, meeting, collision, duel; tussle, scuffle, melee, fracas; war, campaign, crusade; fighting, warfare, combat, action, hostilities informal scrap, dogfight, shoot-out 1.1A lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle: the battle against ageing... The pair had been embroiled in lengthy legal battles over Daniel, but had reached a shared custody agreement on his care before Kevin's death. One of the most difficult battles waged by these women has been against Public Works Department contractors. Allison and Kevin had, following lengthy legal battles, reached a shared custody agreement on Daniel's care. Synonyms conflict, clash, contest, competition, struggle; disagreement, argument, dispute, controversy, debate; dissension, altercation, strife verb [no object] 1Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something: he has been battling against* the illness... Players on both sides are unknowingly battling for cross hemisphere respect from people they will never meet. As it stands, national lobby groups are battling against the ad budgets of brand name giants. Furious residents are battling for the second time to stop huge mobile phone masts going up in Corsham town centre. Synonyms fight, combat, contend with; resist, withstand, stand up to, put up a fight against, confront; war, feud; struggle, strive, campaign, work, toil 1.1 [with object]* Engage in a fight or struggle against: firefighters battled a 9,800-acre brush fire... Firefighters battled a blaze at the disused Robert Fletcher paper mill in Stoneclough last night. Elsewhere, firefighters battled flash floods caused by the torrential rain. The building was evacuated, and firefighters battled the fire for more than an hour. Synonyms scramble, struggle, labour; fight, elbow, push Phrases battle it out battle royal battle stations half the battle Origin Middle English: from Old French bataille (noun), bataillier (verb), based on late Latin battualia 'military or gladiatorial exercises', from Latin battuere 'to beat'. Along with battalion (late 16th century), batter (Middle English), and battery, the word battle goes back through French to Latin battuere ‘to strike, beat’, also found in combat (mid 16th century) ‘fight together’. Battle appears in many phrases. We say that we are fighting a losing battle when a struggle is bound to end in failure, or that something that contributes to success is half the battle. A fiercely contested fight or dispute is a battle royal, which was originally a fight with several combatants. Rhymes cattle, chattel, embattle, prattle, rattle, Seattle, tattle
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