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争斗 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • battle noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  • combat noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • overmatch verb To match more than intended.
  • scramble verb To move quickly and awkwardly, often using hands and feet, especially over rough ground.
  • wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.

Senses

争斗 is used for these senses in English:

  • battle (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
  • combat A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
  • fight (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
  • overmatch A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other.
  • scramble (transitive) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
  • wrangle (also, figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.

battle — full definition

  1. noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  2. noun A prolonged, difficult struggle or contest of any kind.
  3. verb To fight or struggle against someone or something.

combat — full definition

  1. noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
  2. verb To actively fight against or work to reduce something harmful.

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