combat
noun UK [ˈkɒm.bæt] US [ˈkɑːm-]
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■a fight, especially during a war （尤指战争中的）战斗，搏斗•There was fierce combat between the two sides.双方展开了激烈的战斗。 •No one knew how many troops had died in combat.没有人知道在战斗中死了多少士兵。 •The soldiers were engaged in hand-to-hand combat.士兵展开了肉搏战。 •armed combat (= fighting with weapons)武装斗争 •unarmed combat (= fighting without weapons)非武装斗争 ADVANCED countable
■a fight between two people or things 打斗；斗争；格斗•The film explores the combat between good and evil.影片探讨了善恶之间的较量。
verb transitive UK [kəmˈbæt] US [ˈkɑːm.bæt]
(-tt- or -t-)
ADVANCED
■to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing 与…战斗；与…作斗争；打击；制止•to combat crime/terrorism/inflation/disease打击犯罪／打击恐怖主义／抑制通货膨胀／与疾病搏斗 •The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse.政府正斥资数百万美元打击滥用毒品的行为。 •I have to combat this constant desire to eat chocolate.我不得不克制自己老想吃巧克力的欲望。 |