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常考释义
On 19 July 1545, English and French fleets were engaged in a sea battle off the coast of southern England in the area of water called the Solent, between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
1945年7月19日，在英国南海岸朴茨茅斯和怀特岛中间的一片叫作索伦特的海域，英法两国的舰队处于交战之中。
来源于：剑雅11-Test2n. a losing battle：必输之战；成功无望的斗争
The wipers continued their losing battle with the rain.
雨刮器继续徒劳地刮着雨水。
We're supposed to finish it today, but it's a losing battle.
我们本应该今天完成的，但这是不可能的。
The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines.
工作人员徒劳地尝试重启发动机。
n. half the battle：成功的一半；成功的重要条件
Choosing the right type of paint for the job is half the battle.
这活选对油漆就成功了一半。
Getting started is half the battle.
开始行动就是成功的一半。
n. to do battle;to give battle;to join battle：开战；开始斗争；竞争；竞赛；较量
the guerrilla group who did battle with the army during the dirty war
在那场肮脏的战争中与军队开战的游击队
They challenged the Neapolitan troops to come out and do battle with them.
他们向那不勒斯军队提出挑战，要求其出城与之开战。
I'd rather not do battle with the Sunday hordes at the garden centre.
我可不想和周日混迹在花园中心的那帮人较量。
The two companies will do battle in the High Court over the right to press compact discs.
两家公司将为争夺压制光盘权在高等法院打官司。
n. to win the battle but lose the war：赢了战役，输了战争；小胜大败
The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.
罢工的人可能获得了一时的胜利，但最终还是输了。
n. 冲突；斗争；战斗
a renewed political battle over Britain's attitude to Europe
就英国对欧洲态度展开的新一轮政治斗争
n. 战役；会战；战斗
the battle of Waterloo
滑铁卢战役
a gun battle between police and drug traffickers
警察和毒贩间的枪战
n. 斗争；争取；奋斗
She has fought a constant battle with her weight.
她一直在减肥。
the battle against crime
打击犯罪的斗争
It was a battle, but we managed in the end.
这是一场战斗，但是我们最后胜利了。
vi. to battle to do sth;to battle for sth：为…而战；为…做斗争
Doctors battled to save her.
医生们为挽救她的生命而奋战。
The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16.
各队为争四分之一决赛名额必须在12月16日再次交手。
vi. to battle with sb：与某人作战；与某人做斗争
2,000 fans battled with riot police.
2,000名粉丝和防暴警察发生冲突。
vt. to battle it out：决一雌雄 ；决一死战
Contestants battled it out on a desert island.
参赛者们在荒岛上一决胜负。
In the Cup Final, Leeds battled it out with the old enemy, Manchester United.
在足总杯决赛中，利兹队和宿敌曼彻斯特联队决一雌雄。
vt. 与…作战；与…斗争
They're battling the government to win compensation.
他们为了赢得补偿与政府斗争。
In Wyoming, firefighters are still battling the two blazes.
在怀俄明州，消防队员们还在为扑灭这两场大火而奋战。
n. to lose the battle but win the war：输了战役，赢了战争；虽受挫而终获胜
vi. （尤指靠打零工）勉强度日，艰难生活
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