dogfight

英 ['dɒɡfaɪt] 美 ['dɔːɡfaɪt]

• n. 混战；空战；斗狗
• v. 进行混战

英英释义

Noun:

1. a fiercely disputed contest;

   "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"
   "a real dogfight for third place"
   "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract"
   

2. disorderly fighting

3. an aerial engagement between fighter planes

4. a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)

Verb:

1. arrange for an illegal dogfight

2. engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The three leading contenders were locked in a dogfight.
   三个混战中的主犯被关起来了。
2. There is no dogfight between them and us.
   我们之间没有发生近距离空战。
3. A few men were watching the dogfight on TV.
   一些人在电视上看斗狗比赛。

近反义词

【近义词】

• skirmish 前哨战
• fight 战斗
• conflict 冲突
• combat 战斗
• encounter 意外的相见
• raid 突然袭击
• clash 冲突
• engagement 约会
• battle 战斗
• fracas 喧噪
• fray 恼火
• scrap 碎片
• rough-and-tumble 杂乱无章的
• hassle 困难
• tussle 扭打
• scuffle 混战