e£l?& 0 The battery is
flat (= it is no longer producing electricity). EfLjtfe't&EfLT 0 2 [C] ~ (of
sth) a large number of things or people of the same type — ^ f\]; —- ;
f# He faced
a battery of questions. ftk ffi llm — # # fK)
|n]lo 0 a battery of reporters 3 [C] (technical
7ft iH) a number of
large guns that are used together 4 [C] {BrE) (often used as an
adjective #$jf^#i£j) a number of small cages
that are joined together and are used for keeping chickens, etc. in on a farm
*!3g; m%: a battery hen
0 battery eggs — compare
free-range 5 [u] (law W) the crime of
attacking sb physically l§£ fj
IP — see also assault and battery iTSTKI see recharge
1 battery farm noun (8r£) a farm where large
numbers of chickens or other animals are kept in very small cages or crowded conditions WH zA IS] #
^ ) —compare factory
farm, free-range ► battery farming noun [U]
battle 0-» /‘baetl/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [C, U] a fight
between armies, ships or planes, especially during a war; a violent fight
between groups of people ® if-; if-: the battle of
0 to be killed in battle |At o a gun battle
—
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
$£it; #
f-# o a battle with an
insurance company |WJ — 0 a battle of wits (= when
each
side uses their ability to
think quickly to try to win) 0
a battle of wills (= when each side is very determined to win) M M
o note at campaign
3
[C, usually sing.] ~ (against/for sth) a determined effort that sb makes
to solve a difficult problem or succeed in a difficult situation ^if-; if-#-: her
long battle against cancer 0 to
fight an uphill battle
against prejudice [W] fjj M ^
if- # o a battle for survival — ^^^Eif- ilim the battle lines
are 'drawn used
to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in an
argument or contest that is going to begin (
fa#i
)
do
battle (with sb) (over sth) to fight or argue with sb ( ) Mr if-# (
)
half
the ‘battle the
most important or difficult part of achieving sth () Ati;
—
more at fight v., join v.
* verb ~ (with/against
sb/sth) (for sth) to try very hard to achieve sth difficult or to deal with
sth unpleasant or dangerous }# if-; & if; if- #: [V] She’s still battling
with a knee injury. Mi£|E|W]0§[$&M3i-lif£if-#o 0 Both teams battled
hard. Wo
0 The two leaders
are battling for control
of the government. Wfv^-HAJE # # fff ffjij fX. o 0 1 had to battle hard
just to stay afloat. 0 0
[VN] The two sides
will battle it out in the
final next week.
If
# A — It # o 0 (A//Am£) He battled cancer for four years. flfe|WIigii('#7ra¥o
battle-axe (Br£) (NAmE battle-ax) /'baetlaeks/ noun 1 (informal,
disapproving) an aggressive and unpleasant older woman f# #3; 2 a heavy axe with a long
handle, used in the past as
a weapon ( [H
battle-cruiser /'baetlkru:za(r)/ noun a large fast
ship used in war in the past, faster and lighter than a
BATTLESHIP ( IBWfFlM, )
'
battle cry noun 1 a shout that soldiers
used to give in battle to encourage their own army or to frighten the enemy ($if-#$J)nrti!$lJj$c, # # 2 a word or phrase used
by a group of people who work together for a particular purpose, especially a
political one ( ft
battle-dress /'baetldres/ noun [u] (Br£) the
uniform that soldiers wear for training and when they go to fight
'battle fatigue noun [u] = combat fatigue
'battle fatigues noun [pi.] = combat fatigues