skirmished

/ˈskɜːrmɪʃt/ /ˈskɜːrmɪʃtɪd/

Meanings

verb

小规模战斗, 发生小冲突

To engage in a minor battle or dispute

Examples :

"The children skirmished over the last cookie, each trying to grab it first. "

孩子们为了最后一块饼干争抢起来，发生了一场小冲突，都想第一个拿到它。

Related Words

minor noun

/ˈmaɪnɚ/

未成年人，青少年

"It is illegal to sell weapons to minors under the age of eighteen."

向未满十八岁的未成年人出售武器是违法的。

each noun

/iːt͡ʃ/ /it͡ʃ/

每个，各自。

""The bakery sells cupcakes individually, priced at two dollars each." "

这家面包店单独出售纸杯蛋糕，每个两美元。

engage verb

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/

交往，互动。

"At the party, the children engaged in lively conversation with each other. "

在派对上，孩子们互相热烈地交谈起来。

last adjective

/last/ /ɫast/ /lɑːst/ /læst/

最后的，最终的。

"“Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick."

《大开眼戒》是斯坦利·库布里克导演的最后一部电影。

over noun

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

一局，六球

"The bowling team scored a lot of points with their final over. "

在最后一局六球中，保龄球队得了许多分。

first noun

/fɪrst/ /fɜːst/ /fɝst/

第一名，首位

"He was the first to complete the course."

他是第一个完成课程的人。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

grab noun

/ɡɹæb/

抢夺, 抓取

"The sudden grab for the last cookie made everyone groan. "

突然抢夺最后一块饼干的举动引得大家一阵抱怨。

trying verb

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

试图，尝试.

"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."

我试图溜旱冰，但是没能成功。

battle noun

/ˈbætəl/ /ˈbætl̩/

战斗，战争，战役.

"the battle of life"

人生之战

dispute noun

/ˈdɪs.pjuːt/ /dɪsˈpjuːt/

争论，争议。

"The dispute over who cleaned the kitchen last night led to a family argument. "

关于昨晚谁打扫了厨房的争论引发了一场家庭争吵。

cookie noun

/ˈkuːki/

饼干，小甜饼

"My daughter baked a delicious cookie for her school snack. "