want in court (为…）和某人打官司：He
fought his wi/e/or custody o/the c/iiWren. #和妻子打官訇争取孩子
-的监护权。◊
determined to tAe case.義灰意奏
打这场官司。
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fight-ing noun [U]： Fighting broke
out in three districts 〇/the city iast night.昨夜这座城市有三个区发生了战斗^
〇 outbreaks o/street拖hrin^ 巷战的爆发
fight your/sb，s ’corner to defend your/sb’s
position against other people 维一地位（或立场等.） 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) Hfe 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‘ a .fighting chance a small chance of being
successful if a great effort is made要努力奋斗才有的一线成功机会
fighting 'fit extremely fit or healthy 十分健壮；彪悍
fighting spirit a feeling that you are ready to fight very
hard for sth or to try sth difficult 斗志；战斗精神 fighting
'talk comments
or remarks that show that you are ready to fight very hard for sth 战斗性的言 士 ： What we want from the management is fighting talk. 们要求资方的是发表战斗宣言。fight
a ,losing ‘battle to try to do sth 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fight
shy of sth/of doing sth to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth,
and to try to avoid it 不愿接受（或磁）某 事；回避；躲避：Successive governments have /ought shy 〇/such measures. —届接一届政府均不愿采取这些措
施。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
fight ,tooth and 'nail to fight in a very
determined way for what you want坚决斗争；全力以金地斗争：
The residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the new devgopment.居民为制止新的建房开发计划正在全力以赴
进行斗争。fight
your own batt丨es to be able to win an
argument or get what you want without anyone’s help 独力战胜；独自声斗成备：J vvouZdn’t get
involved—he’s
oZd enough to /fght his own
battZes.我不想参与
他已经长大，能独自应付了。一 more at live1 .fight
'back (against sb/sth) to resist strongly or attack sb who has
attacked you 奋力抵抗；还击： Don’t 〖et them
buHy you. •Fight bacfc/ 别{h德们欺侮你。
要还击！ ◊
Jt is time to back against street
crime•现
在是打击街头犯罪行为的时候了。.fight sth^back/ 'down to try hard not to
do or show sth, especially not to show your feelings忍住，抑制住（先指情感>:了 was fighting bacfc the tears•我强忍住眼泪。◊
ffe /ought down his disgust.他强忍住心里的厌恶。，fight
sb/sth一 'off to resist sb/sth by fighting against
them/it 抵抗■; 击退：The
jeweller was stabbed as he tried to fight the robbers o#珠宝商在试图抵抗强盗时被刺伤了。,fight 'out
sth | .fight it 'out to
fight or argue until an argu- ment has been settled以斗争方式解决;辩论出结果： TTie
cornet is stiH being/ought out.仍在通过战斗解决这
次冲突。0 They hadr^t reached any agreement so we
left them toft
out.他们还没有达成协议，所以我们让他
们争出个结果。
■ noun
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STRUGGLE 搏斗 1 [c]〜（with
sb/sth) | ~ (between A and
B)
a struggle against sb/sth using physical force 搏斗； 打斗；打架：He got into wit/i
a man in the bar.
祕*酒吧里和一个男人斗殴。◊ a street/gang/Eght街头/ 帮派打斗◊ A 月g/it broke out between
riva〖 groups 〇/ /a;i5.比赛双方球迷打了起来。◊£!
worW ritZe你ht (=fighting as a sport)=场世界盍军争夺战
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TRYING TO GET/DO .取 2 [sing.卜（against/for sth) | 〜（to do sth) the work of trying to destroy,
prevent or achieve sth 斗’争：the against crime 打备罪行 〇 a
_/iight/orsurvivai为生存而奋斗
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COMPETITION 竞• 3，[sing.] a competition or an act
of
competing，especially in a sport 丨 i 尤指体育运动）比 赛，竞赛：77ie team put up a good (= they played well) but
were beaten.这个队打‘不错，
?旦 ft
后还是输了。◊ She now has aon her hands (=will
have to play very well) to make it through to the next round.现在她得表现突出才能进入下一轮比赛
〇 note at campaign
749 fighter
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ARGUMENT 争论 4 [C]〜（with sb) | 〜（over/about sth)
(espec/fl//y an argument
about sth 争论;..争吵：
Di)
you have with him?你和他争辩了+?
◊ We had
over money.我们为钱吵士一燊。
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BATTLE/WAR 战斗：战争 5 [C] a battle, especially
for a particular place or position ^斗 < 尤輪为夺取某一地方
或位置）：Jn the /or iemburg, the Austrians were de/eated.在争夺伦贝格的战斗中，奧地利人战败了。
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PESIRE TO FIGHT 斗志 6 [u]
the desire or ability to keep fighting for sth 斗志;.战斗力：Jn spite 〇/ many de/eats, they
sriH had pZenty o//ig/it Ze_/it in t/lem.他们.尽管‘次失
败，但仍然斗志昂扬。
ITITTil
a fight to
the finish a sports competition, election, etc. between sides that are so equal in ability that they continue fighting
very hard until the end (你育比
赛、选举等的）直到最后才能决出胜负的斗争一 more
at PICK V., SPOIL V.
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
fight
clash ♦ brawl ♦ struggle ♦ scuffle ♦ tussle
These
are all words for a situation in which people try to defeat each other using
physica丨 force•以上■各词均.
指搏斗、打斗、打架。
fight a situation in which two or more people
try to defeat each other using physical force 指搏斗、打 斗、打架：He got
into a fight with a man in the i>ar.
他在酒吧里和一个男人斗殴。
clash (journalism) a short fight between
two groups of people新闻用语，指两群人之间短暂的打斗、打架、
.冲突：Clashes
broke out between police and 办momfwtors.警方_杀威者发生了冲突。
brawl a
noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usua丨丨y in a public place通常指一群人去公共
场合喧闹、斗命、闹事：fl bravW //? 0如/•在
酒吧里酒后闹事
struggle a fight between two
people or groups of people, especiaHy when one of them is trying to escape, or
to get sth 什om the other 指搏ij-、、扭打，
尤指抢夺、挣扎脱身：T/jerewerenos/gnso/fl sm/gg/e说fhe mw«/er scene.在谋杀现场没有搏斗
痕迹。
scuffle a short and not very
violent fight or struggle
指短暂而木太激烈的扭打、沖突：We was /nvo/ved
/V? a sa#e w/冰a photograp/jer.他和一名摄影记者发生
了肢体冲撞。
tussle a short struggle, fight
or argument, especially in order to get sth尤g为争夺物品的短时间如扭打、
争各：争执：He was
injured during a tussle for the to//.他在争球时受了伤。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
in a
fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle/tussle
■
a fight/dash/brawl/struggle/scuffle/tussle
over sth
■
to be in/get
into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/
struggle/scuffle/tussle
■
to start a fight/brawl/scuffle
■
a
fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle/tussle breaks out 瘺 a
fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle takes place/
starts #
■
a violent fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scaffle/tussle
■
a street fight/brawl
fight-back /'faitbaek/
not/n [usually sing.] (Br£) an effort by a person,
group or team to get back to a strong position that they have lost 回击；反攻 fight-er /'faita(r)/ noun 1 (also 'fighter plane) a fast military plane
designed to attack other aircraft 战斗
机；歼击k: a jet/ighter喷气式战斗机◊ a^/iter pilot 鉍斗权驾驶员◊ bases敁4*机基地一picture