英 [ˈskɜːmɪʃ] 美 [ˈskɜːrmɪʃ]
n. 小冲突，小规模战斗；小争论
vi. 进行小规模战斗；发生小争论
复数skirmishes
第三人称单数skirmishes
现在分词skirmishing
过去式skirmished
过去分词skirmished
skirmish /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ TEM4 [ skirmishing skirmished skirmishes ]
可数名词 A skirmish is a minor battle. 小规模战斗; 小冲突
Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
印巴边境的小冲突曾经是常有的事。
相互动词 If people skirmish, they fight. 进行小规模战斗; 发生小冲突
They were skirmishing close to the minefield now.
他们当时正在雷区附近小规模交火。
小冲突，小接触，接触战
...等内容，如今开发商听取了玩家的反馈之后，为了满足玩家对更多离线模式的需求，他们公布了一个全新的模式：“小冲突（Skirmish）”。
...击杀3个敌人 Pinball Wizard 用手雷弹墙杀掉一个敌人 Hero 以己方1个单位消灭敌方4个或更多的单位 第三步：单机突袭战(Skirmish) 这个模式可以看作是单机的随机/自定战斗模式。
... combat（战斗）， skirmish（小规模战斗）， siege（包围）， ...
北京时间1月1日消息，ATP新赛季的前哨战(Skirmish)阿布扎比表演赛今日展开半决赛的争夺，西班牙天王纳达尔在一场德比中直落(Teluk)两盘以7-6（3）和6-3击败费雷尔，成功杀进决赛。
skirmisher 散兵；进行小争斗者
After about 20 minutes, the skirmish was over.
经过约20分钟对打，这场小冲突就酱结束了。
The next skirmish will come at NRG's annual meeting on July 21st.
下一次交锋将在7月21日的NRG年会上。
Guatemala was the first skirmish of the cold war in Latin America.
危地马拉是冷战在拉丁美洲的首个发生地。
A U.S.announcement Tuesday that special envoy Stephen Bosworth will visit Pyongyang before the end of the year nearly coincided with reports of the naval skirmish, the first of its kind in several years.
VOA : standard.2009.11.11
This skirmish could easily be a case of a dog chasing its own tail.
The skirmish is the latest in the Catalans' long war to defend their language.
Their last big skirmish, a naval encounter in the Spratlys in 1988, left over 70 Vietnamese dead.