fight
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fight | |
| he / she / it fights | |
| past simple fought | |
| past participle fought | |
| -ing form fighting |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to take part in a war or battle against an enemy 打仗；战斗；作战 soldiers trained to fight 受过作战训练的士兵 He fought in Vietnam. 他在越南打过仗。 - fight against somebody
My grandfather fought against the Fascists in Spain. 我的祖父曾经在西班牙与法西斯分子作战。 - fight somebody/something
to fight a war/battle 打仗；作战 They gathered soldiers to fight the invading army. 他们召集士兵对抗入侵的军队。 - fight for something
They fought for control of the island. 他们为了该岛的控制权而战。 - fight somebody/something for something
Didn't we fight a war for freedom? 我们不是为自由而战吗？ - fight over something
They were fighting over disputed land. 他们在为有争议的土地而战斗。 - fight somebody/something over something
Future wars will be fought over water supplies. 未来的战争将会围绕水资源展开。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Extra ExamplesWe fought and won. 我们战斗并赢得了胜利。 Millions fought and died. 数百万人战斗死亡。 He did not believe that the enemy was ready to fight. 他相信敌人还没有准备好进行战斗。 We believed we were fighting for freedom. 我们相信我们在为自由而战。 These men fought for their country. 这些人为他们的国家而战。 Many African American soldiers fought for the Union. 许多非裔美国士兵为联邦而战。 He fought alongside his comrades. 他和他的同志们并肩战斗。 I met someone who fought alongside my father in the war. 我遇到了一个在战争中和我父亲并肩作战的人。 They fought bravely against the enemy. 他们英勇抗击敌人。 The country fought several wars against its neighbours. 该国同周边的邻国打过好几场仗。 The soldiers were trained to fight in the jungle. 这些士兵受过在丛林中作战的训练。 Bolshevik troops fought Polish forces in what is today Western Ukraine and Belarus. 布尔什维克军队在今天的乌克兰西部和白俄罗斯与波兰军队作战。 These soldiers fought under the imperial banner. 这些士兵在帝国的旗帜下战斗。 Modern wars are fought with more sophisticated technology. 现代战争是用更先进的技术进行的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bravely
- gallantly
- valiantly
- …
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- continue to
- …
- against
- alongside
- for
- …
- fight to the death
- [intransitive, transitive]
to struggle physically with somebody 搏斗；打斗；打架 My little brothers are always fighting. 我的小弟弟们总在打架。 He taught me how to fight with a sword. 他教我如何用剑作战。 - fight with somebody
Riot police fought with demonstrators. 防暴警察与示威者发生冲突。 He sometimes fights with other children in the playground. 他有时在操场上和其他孩子打架。 - fight somebody
She fought her attacker, eventually forcing him to flee. 她同攻击者搏斗，最终把他赶跑了。 - fight over something
Children will fight even over small things. 小孩子甚至会为一些鸡毛蒜皮的事争吵。 dogs fighting over scraps of food 争夺食物残渣的狗 - fight somebody over something
They were fighting each other over a toy. 他们在为一个玩具而争吵。 - fight (somebody) for something
Paris offers to fight Menelaus for Helen's hand. 巴黎提议为海伦之手与墨涅拉俄斯战斗。 - fight against somebody/something
She fought hard against his strong grip. 她奋力挣扎要摆脱他的控制。
Extra ExamplesHe was suspended from school for fighting. 他因打架被停学。 How did you get the black eye? Have you been fighting? 你的黑眼圈是怎么来的？你们吵架了吗？ I caught them fighting with sticks. 我发现他们用棍子打架。 He fought another boy over a girl. 他为了一个女孩和另一个男孩打架。 He fought against his attacker. 他与袭击他的人战斗。 Thousands of rioting students fought with police. 数千名闹事的学生与警察发生了冲突。 They practically fought (with) each other for the honour of carrying my bag. 他们几乎为了拿我的包的荣誉而打架。 A boy said he wanted to fight me after school. 一个男生说放学想打我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- hard
- dirty
- …
- be prepared to
- against
- with
- [intransitive]
to have an argument with somebody about something 争辩 I remember lying in bed listening to my parents fighting. 我记得躺在床上听我父母吵架。 - fight about something
It's a trivial matter and not worth fighting about. 这是一桩小事，不值得为之争辩。 - fight over something
Scholars have long fought over this point. 学者们对这一点争论已久。 - fight with somebody
I'm always fighting with my sister. 我总是和我妹妹吵架。
It's normal for couples to fight. 情侣打架很正常。 The thing we fight about most is money. 我们争论最多的是钱。 We've fought over many issues, but always respected one another. 我们在许多问题上争吵过，但总是互相尊重。 Let's not fight over the details. 我们不要为细节争吵。 He was well-liked by his peers, but often fought with his teachers. 他很受同龄人的喜欢，但经常和老师打架。
- [transitive, intransitive]
to try hard to stop, deal with or oppose something bad or something that you disagree with 极力反对；与…作斗争 We will continue to fight for as long as it takes. 只要需要，我们就会继续战斗。 She fought bravely, but died of the disease. 她勇敢地战斗，但死于疾病。 - fight something
to fight terrorism/crime/corruption/poverty 打击恐怖主义/犯罪/腐败/贫困 Vitamin C helps your body to fight disease. 维生素C有助于你的身体对抗疾病。 Workers are fighting the decision to close the factory. 工人在极力反对关闭工厂的决定。 The fire crews had problems fighting the blaze. 消防队员扑灭那场大火困难重重。 She fought a long battle against cancer. 她与癌症进行了长期的斗争。 - fight against something
They are committed to fighting against racism. 他们誓与种族歧视斗争到底。 - fight for somebody
She spent her life fighting for the poor. 她一生都在为穷人而战。 - fight something with something
We must fight hatred with love. 我们必须用爱来对抗仇恨。 - fight to do something
She'll fight like a tiger to protect her children. 她为了保护孩子，可以凶得像只老虎。
Extra ExamplesWe are committed to fighting poverty. 我们致力于消除贫困。 The government will introduce new measures to fight terrorism. 政府将采取新措施打击恐怖主义。 a superhero who wants to fight crime and clean up the city 一个想打击犯罪和清理城市的超级英雄 Fighting corruption is essential to restore public confidence. 打击腐败对于恢复公众信心至关重要。 He vowed to fight against the decision. 他发誓要反对这个决定。 He has used his fame to become a spokesman for alleviating world poverty and fighting AIDS. 他利用自己的名气成为了缓解世界贫困和抗击艾滋病的代言人。 His body was too weak to fight the infection. 他的身体太虚弱了，无法抵抗感染。 Why did you fight so hard against these changes? 你为什么如此努力地反对这些变化？ I've always had to fight against prejudice. 我一直不得不反对偏见。 They are fighting unwinnable wars against corporate giants. 他们正在与企业巨头进行无法打赢的战争。 We're fighting for people who are discriminated against. 我们为受歧视的人而战。 The organization fights on behalf of political prisoners across the world. 该组织代表全世界的政治犯进行斗争。 This battle is being fought with spin and PR. 这场战斗是用旋转和公关打的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- like a tiger
- tooth and nail
- …
- be determined to
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- …
- against
- for
- [intransitive, transitive]
to try very hard to get something or to achieve something 努力争取；为…而斗争 We fought for years before we got the recognition we deserved. 我们奋斗了多年才得到应有的认可。 - fight for something
Women fought for the right to vote. 妇女为选举权而斗争。 He's still fighting for compensation after the accident. 他还在力争事故后的赔偿。 - fight to do something
Doctors fought for more than six hours to save his life. 医生抢救了六个多小时来拯救他的生命。 She fought hard to get this film made. 她努力争取拍成这部电影。 - fight your way…
She gradually fought her way to the top of the company. 她努力奋斗，逐渐登上公司的高位。
Synonyms campaigncampaign- battle
- struggle
- drive
- war
- fight
- campaign a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim:
the campaign for parliamentary reform 要求议会改革的运动 an advertising campaign 广告宣传活动
- battle a competition or argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control:
She finally won the legal battle for compensation. 她终于赢得了这场要求赔偿的法律斗争。 the endless battle between man and nature 人与大自然永无休止的斗争
- struggle a competition or argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control:
the struggle for independence 为独立的斗争 the struggle between good and evil 正邪之争
battle or struggle? 用 battle 还是 struggle？ - drive an organized effort by a group of people to achieve something:
the drive for greater efficiency 为提高效率而作出的努力 a drive to reduce energy consumption 为减少能源消耗而发起的运动
campaign or drive? 用 campaign 还是 drive？ - war [sing.] an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop something bad:
the war against crime 反犯罪活动的斗争
- fight [sing.] the work of trying to stop or prevent something bad or achieve something good; an act of competing, especially in a sport:
war or fight? 用 war 还是 fight？ - a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight against something
- a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight for something
- a one-man/one-woman/personal campaign/battle/struggle/war
- a bitter campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight
- to launch/embark on a campaign/battle/drive
- to lead/continue the campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight
- to win/lose a battle/struggle/war/fight
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb1The company is fighting for survival at the moment. 公司目前正在为生存而战。 We will never give up fighting for justice. 我们永远不会放弃为正义而战。 He fought tirelessly for the abolition of slavery. 他不懈地为废除奴隶制而斗争。 Regional monopolies were bitterly fought for. 为争取地方垄断权发生了激烈的争斗。 We need a good manager who is prepared to fight for a fair share of the funds. 我们需要一个愿意争取应得资金的好经理。 We are fighting for equal rights. 我们正为争取平等权利而斗争。 Campaigners fought to save the hospital from closure. 参与运动的人努力争取不让医院关闭。 She fought desperately to suppress her laughter. 她拼命忍住笑。 He fought hard to overcome his disability. 他努力克服自身的残疾。 They say they are fighting to preserve their way of life. 他们说他们正在为保护自己的生活方式而斗争。 She fought to keep her composure. 她努力保持镇静。 We fought our way across London in heavy traffic. 我们在拥挤的交通中奋力穿过伦敦。 This small company fought its way to global success. 这家小公司为全球成功而奋斗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- like a tiger
- tooth and nail
- …
- be determined to
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- …
- against
- for
- [transitive, intransitive]
to take part in a contest against somebody 参加（竞赛）；竞争 - fight somebody/something (for something)
to fight an election/a campaign 参加竞选／争取权益的运动 - fight for something
She's fighting for a place in the national team. 她正努力争取加入国家队。 There are twelve parties fighting the election. 有十二个党派参加竞选。 The second half was fiercely fought, but neither side managed to score. 下半场比赛非常激烈，但双方都没有得分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- hard
- successfully
- …
- be determined to
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- …
- for
- fiercely fought
- fight somebody/something (for something)
- [intransitive, transitive]
to take part in a boxing match 参加拳击比赛 Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa2- fight somebody/something
He has fought 37 bouts with 24 knockouts. 他已经打了37场比赛，24次被击倒。
- fight somebody/something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to try to get what you want in court （为…）和某人打官司 - fight (somebody) for something
He fought his wife for custody of the children. 他和妻子打官司争取孩子的监护权。 - fight something
I'm determined to fight the case. 我决意要打这场官司。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- like a tiger
- tooth and nail
- …
- be determined to
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- …
- against
- for
- fight (somebody) for something
in war/battle战争；战斗
struggle/hit搏斗；打击
argue争辩
oppose反对
try to get/do something争取
in contest竞赛
in boxing拳击
law法律
Word OriginOld English feohtan (verb), feoht(e), gefeoht (noun), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vechten, gevecht and German fechten, Gefecht.
Idioms
fight your/somebody’s corner
- (British English)
to defend your/somebody’s position against other people 维护地位、立场等
fight fire with fire
to use similar methods in a fight or an argument to those your opponent is using 以眼还眼，以牙还牙
fight for (your) life
to make a great effort to stay alive, especially when you are badly injured or seriously ill （尤指严重伤病时）与死亡作斗争 A young cyclist is fighting for his life after the accident. 一位年轻的自行车手出事故后奋力求生。
fight your own battles
to be able to win an argument or get what you want without anyone’s help 独力战胜；独自奋斗成功 I wouldn't get involved—he's old enough to fight his own battles. 我不想参与。他已经长大，能独自应付了。 My parents believed in leaving me to fight my own battles. 我父母认为应该让我自己去打拚。
fight shy of something/of doing something
fight to the death/finish
to fight until one of the two people or groups is dead, or until one person or group defeats the other 打到有一方倒下；一决雌雄 The soldiers were prepared to fight to the death if they had to. 士兵们做好了在不得已的情况下战斗到死的准备。
fight tooth and nail
live to fight another day
- (saying)
used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue （虽已失败或经历很糟但仍要）改日再战，卷土重来
(fight) a losing battle
(to try to do) something that you will probably never succeed in doing 打一场无望取胜的仗；虽必败无疑犹作奋斗 I’m fighting a losing battle against the mess in this house! 我正在和这房子里的混乱做一场必败之战！ She wanted him to take some responsibility for his actions, but she knew it was a losing battle. 她想让他为自己的行为承担一些责任，但她知道这是一场必败之战。