skirmish 音标拼音: [sk'ɚmɪʃ]
n . 前哨战,小争论,小冲突
vi . 从事小争论,侦察
前哨战,小争论,小冲突从事小争论,侦察
skirmish n 1 :
a minor short -
term fight [
synonym : {
brush }, {
clash },
{
encounter }, {
skirmish }]
v 1 :
engage in a skirmish Skirmish \
Skir "
mish \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Skirmished };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Skirmishing }.] [
OE .
skirmishen ,
scarmishen ,
OF .
escremir ,
eskermir ,
to fence ,
fight ,
F .
escrimer ,
of German origin ;
cf .
OHG .
scirmen to protect ,
defend ,
G .
schirmen ,
OHG .
scirm ,
scerm ,
protection ,
shield ,
G .
schirm ;
perhaps akin to Gr . ????
a sunshade .
Cf . {
Scaramouch }, {
Scrimmage }.]
To fight slightly or in small parties ;
to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes ;
to act as skirmishers .
[
1913 Webster ]
Skirmish \
Skir "
mish \,
n .[
OE .
scarmishe ,
scrymishe .
See {
Skirmish },
v .
i .]
1 .
A slight fight in war ;
a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies ,
or between detached and small bodies of troops .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A slight contest .
[
1913 Webster ]
They never meet but there '
s a skirmish of wit .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "
skirmish ":
action ,
aerial combat ,
affray ,
ambush ,
armored combat ,
assault ,
attack ,
battle ,
battle royal ,
box ,
brawl ,
broil ,
brush ,
bullfight ,
clash ,
clash of arms ,
close ,
cockfight ,
collide ,
combat ,
come to blows ,
conflict ,
confrontation ,
contend ,
contest ,
cut and thrust ,
dogfight ,
duel ,
embroilment ,
encounter ,
engagement ,
exchange blows ,
exchange of blows ,
fence ,
feud ,
fight ,
fight a duel ,
fire fight ,
fracas ,
fray ,
give and take ,
give satisfaction ,
grapple ,
grapple with ,
ground combat ,
hand -
to -
hand combat ,
hand -
to -
hand fight ,
house -
to -
house combat ,
jostle ,
joust ,
melee ,
mix it up ,
naval combat ,
passage of arms ,
pitched battle ,
quarrel ,
rassle ,
riot ,
rumble ,
run a tilt ,
run -
in ,
running fight ,
scramble ,
scrap ,
scrimmage ,
scuffle ,
set -
to ,
shoving match ,
showdown ,
spar ,
stand -
up fight ,
street fight ,
strive ,
struggle ,
tauromachy ,
thrust and parry ,
tilt ,
tourney ,
tug -
of -
war ,
tussle ,
wage war ,
war ,
wrestle
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