151   battle fatigues

电池◊ TTie battery is(= it is no longer producing electricity).电池没电了. I 2 [C]of sth) a large number of things or people of the same type .列;批; 一群ffe /aced a battery / questions.他面临一连串的 何题◊ a battery /reporters —大批记者 3 [C] (tec/7A?/a?/ 术语a number of large guns that are used together 排炮 4 [C](£) (often used as an adjective 常用作形容词a number of small cages that are joined together and are used for keeping chickensetc. in on a farm 层架式 鸡笼;层架式饲养笼abatte/yheri层架式养鸡笼养的 母鸡◊ battery es层架式养鸡场所产的蛋compare free-range 5 [!i] ..(/ow )' die crime of attacking sb physically 殴打;..see also assault and battery IT»17i1 see recharge

battery farm now/i (8r£) a farm where large numbers of chickens or other animals are kept in very small cages or crowded conditions密集式养鸡场或牲畜 动物铜养场)compare FACTORY FARM, FREE-RANGE ► 'battery farming noun [U] bat-tie -w /'bagtl/ noun, verb

snoun 1 [C, U] a fight between armies, ships or planes, especially during a war; a violent fight between groups of people 战役;战斗;搏斗:the batrie qf Waterloo 滑 铁^■战役◊ to be fciHed in batfie 阵亡 a gim battle 枪敁 —see also pitched battle 2 [C]with sb) (for sth) a competition, an argument or a struggle between people or groups of people trying to win power or control 较量;争论;斗争:a ZegaZ battie/fir compensation 要求 偿的法律斗争◊ a battle with an iVisurance company 一家無险公司的争执◊ a batrte of wits (= when each side uses their ability to think quickly to try to win) ^ 4- a battle of wills (= when each side is very determined to wfn)意志的较量 note at campaign 3 [C, usually sing:] ~ (against/for sth) a determined effort that sb makes to solve a difficult problem or succeed in a difficult situation 奋斗;斗争:her long battle against cancer她词癌症的长期斗泰◊ to /it an up/iiH battie agai’nst prejudice 作,艰苦斗.争.◊ a battZe /or survival —场生死斗 IT?T?1 the battle lines are 'drawn used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in an argument or contest that is going to begin战线已经划清(指争战之际各拥一 方形成对垒之势do 'battle (with sb) (over sth) to fight or argue with sb (同某人&某事)無行斗争(或辩 .}half the 'battle the most important or difficult part of achieving sth (寿成某事的关键;最艰难的阶段 —more at fight v., join v.

mverb ~ (with/against sb/sth) (for sth) to try very hard to achieve sth difficult or to deal witli sth unpleasant or dangerous 搏斗;.奋斗;斗争:[V] She’s stiH battling wi'th a /cnee injury.她迷同膝部的楊痛作斗争。 Both teams batried hard.两队拼得很厉害◊ 77ie two Zeaders are battling/or controZ government.两位领号人正 在争吞.政府控制权r /lad to batrte hard just to stay a/[at.我得用力挣扎才能勉强浮住。〇^]77^阶〇5365 wfH battte ft out fn the_/iinaZ next weefc•尽方将于下周决 中决一胜负◊ (AMmf) He batried cancer /or /our years.他同癌壶4争了四年。

battle-axe (8r£) {NAmE battle-ax) /'baetlaeks/ noun 1 [informal, disapproving) an aggressive and unpleasant older woman 焊会;母去:虎 2 a heavy axe with a long handleused in the past as a weapon 彳旧时的.)战斧 battle-cruiser /'baetlkru:za(r)/ noun a large fast ship used in war in the past, faster and lighter than a BATTLESHIP战列巡洋舰(旧时作战用,比战列舰快而轻) 'battle cry noun 1 a shout that soldiers used to give in battle to encourage their own army or to frighten the enemy (战斗中的.呐喊助威,焱杀声2 a word or phrase used by a group of people who work together for a particular purpose, especially a political one (.尤 指政治的)战斗口号,口号

battle-dress /'baetldres/ noun [u] (fir£) the uniform that soldiers wear for training and when they go to fight

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'battle fatigue noun [U] = combat fatigue 'battle fatigues noun [pi.] = combat fatigues