skirmish

skirmish /'skə:miʃ/
  • nội động từ
    • (quân sự) cuộc chạm trán, cuộc giao tranh nhỏ
    • cuộc cãi lý
    • nội động từ
      • (quân sự) đánh nhỏ lẻ tẻ

    Xem thêm: brush, clash, encounter



    skirmish

    Từ điển Collocation

    skirmish noun

    ADJ. little, minor | border

    SKIRMISH + VERB break out, take place Minor skirmishes broke out all along the border.

    PREP. in a/the ~ He was killed in a border skirmish. | ~ between skirmishes between the police and guerillas | ~ over a skirmish over boundaries | ~ with They were involved in a skirmish with rival fans.


    Từ điển WordNet

      v.

    • engage in a skirmish

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    skirmishes|skirmished|skirmishing
    syn.: argument brush clash conflict encounter engagement melee scuffle struggle