fight1 /faɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp fought /fɔːt $ fɒːt/) 1 war 战争 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WAR to take part in a war or battle 打(仗),与(…)作战,战斗fight in the families of those who fought in the war 参战者的家人
fight against/with rebel forces fighting against the Russians 对抗俄罗斯人的反政府军
fight about/over/for They fought for control of the islands. 他们为争夺那些岛屿的控制权而战。
Neither country is capable of fighting a long war. 两个国家都没有能力打持久战。
Later the Indians fought the Anglo settlers. 后来,印第安人跟英国殖民者打起了仗。
n Fight is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or groups do something that involves both or all of them. It does not need to have an object: The Republicans and the Nationalists fought.
In this sentence, fight is intransitive and does not have an object. You can also say: The Republicans and the Nationalists fought each other.
The Republicans fought the Nationalists.
In these sentences, fight is transitive. 2 hit people 打人 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FIGHT if someone fights another person, or if two people fight, they hit and kick the other person in order to hurt them (与…)打斗,(与…)打架,斗殴fight with Two guys were fighting with each other in the street. 有两个家伙在街上打架。
fight about/over/for They were fighting over a girl. 他们为了一个女孩子在打架。
She fought him desperately, kicking and biting. 她又踢又咬,与他拼命撕打。
3 try to do STH 尽力做某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to try hard to do or get something 努力争取,(为…)斗争fight for The men were fighting for higher wages. 那些人在争取加薪。
Stockley is fighting for his life (=trying to stay alive), with serious head injuries. 斯托克利头部严重受伤,在与死神搏斗。
She fought her way back into the first team. 她奋力拼搏,又回到了第一团队。
fight to do something The president was fighting to survive. 总统在争取挺过难关。
4 prevent STH 阻止某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to try very hard to prevent something or to get rid of something unpleasant that already exists 极力反对,与…作斗争fight against People are fighting against repression and injustice. 民众在与压迫和不公平作斗争。
We will fight terrorism, wherever it exists. 不管哪里有恐怖主义,我们都要打击。
5 compete 竞争 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEAT to take part in an election or compete strongly for something, especially a job or political position 参加(选举);激烈争夺(职位或政治地位)fight an election/a campaign The prime minister decided to fight an early general election. 首相决定提前打响大选之战。
fight (somebody) for something He had to fight several other applicants for the job. 他得与其他几个申请人争夺该职位。
Both men were used to fighting for power. 两个人都习惯了权力之争。
6 argue 争论 [intransitiveI]ARGUE to argue about something 争吵,争论fight with I heard her fighting with the boss. 我听见她在跟老板争论。
fight about/over They’re fighting about who should do the dishes. 他们在为该谁洗碗碟而争吵。
7 DSsport 体育运动 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to take part in a boxing match 参加拳击赛,(与…)进行拳击比赛 Ali fought Foreman for the heavyweight title. 阿里迎战福尔曼,争夺重量级拳击冠军。
8 emotion 感情 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PREVENT to try very hard not to have or show a feeling 克制,忍住,压下去 She fought her fear. 她强忍着内心的恐惧。
fight with She was clearly fighting with her emotions. 她显然是在克制自己的感情。
9 law 法律 [transitiveT] to try to get something or prevent something in a court of law 进行…的诉讼 The insurance company are fighting the claims in court. 保险公司在打索赔官司。
10 fight your way (through/past etc somebody/something) PUSHto move somewhere with difficulty, for example because there are so many people around you 奋力(从某人/某物中)开出一条路 We fought our way through the crowd. 我们奋力挤过人群。
fight your way (through/past etc somebody/something)• I think also that three other Hearthwares shall come, in case we need to fight our way out of some tight spot.• Being fit and healthy is especially important if you have to fight your way out of trouble or run for home.• Bar girls were screaming, and trying to fight their way past us.• After fighting his way through all this, he would have to face an angry and almost certainly stark-naked Quigley.• We will swim through seas of blood, fight our way through lakes of fire, if we are ordered.• Dana fights his way through the protocol surrounding the medicine chest, has a recipe drawn up, and delivers his balm.• Meanwhile, the master had sprung from his position backstage and was fighting his way toward me. 11 fight a losing battle FAILto try to do something that you probably cannot succeed in doing 打一场无法取胜的仗 I’m fighting a losing battle on this diet. 这样节食我肯定坚持不下去。
fight a losing battle• And yet despite all this the pounds were creeping up on us and we seemed to be fighting a losing battle.• Even with the addition of the Morning Post to the publishing empire in 1924, Die-hard journalism was fighting a losing battle.• For most of these people they were fighting a losing battle.• Under the present conditions of economic recession, regional policies are fighting a losing battle.• Why couldn't she see she was fighting a losing battle?• The 84-year-old Oscar-winner has been fighting a losing battle against failing sight for the past year.• The windscreen wipers sounded asthmatic, fighting a losing battle against the insistent rain.• He tried hard to do this, but he was fighting a losing battle here against the rising tide of papal authority. 12 have a fighting chance CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYto have a chance to do something or achieve something if you try very hard 经过很大努力有可能成功 Lewis has a fighting chance to win the gold medal. 刘易斯如果努力拼搏,还是有机会得金牌的。
have a fighting chance• All children must have a fighting chance at a good education.• Central defender Tony Mowbray believes his former team have a fighting chance at Old Trafford.• And that has encouraged the Geordies to believe they still have a fighting chance of keeping him. 13 fight tooth and nail (for something)/fight something tooth and nail to try very hard to do or achieve something, or to prevent something 全力以赴(争取某事物) He’s rich now, but he had to fight tooth and nail for it. 他现在有钱了,但那是他奋斗出来的。
14. fight to the death/finish to fight until one person or group is dead or completely defeated 决一死战,一决雌雄fight to the death/finish• And if there's not enough advertising to go round, it could be a fight to the death.• It is economic nonsense to suggest that nations are engaged in a mercantilist fight to the death.• They say we massacred him, but he would have massacred us had we not defended ourselves and fought to the death.• Every couple would live miles apart and fight to the death any intrusion into their home range-which they would never leave.• Usually if two gray angels of nearly equal size are placed together a fight to the death ensues.• While not explicit, many implied that they would indeed fight to the death for their managing director.• If the adventurers pursue the Harpies back to their lair, they will fight to the death to defend it.• They simply seem to charge into battle, and would probably to fight to the death unless we separated them. 15 fight your own battles to fight for what you want, without needing help from other people 独自奋斗 Mum, I can fight my own battles now. 妈,我现在可以独自应付了。
fight your own battles• She has a talent for playing modern women who must find the inner strength to fight their own battles.• Surely it is better for the townsfolk themselves to develop the necessary skills to fight their own battles?• We invaded Ireland and fought our own battles there.
16 fighting spirit FIGHTthe desire to fight or win 斗志 In the second half the team showed their true fighting spirit. 下半场,该队显示出了真正的斗志。
fighting spirit• I admire the team's fighting spirit.• Do you suppose he has to carry on a campaign of propaganda to get his people into fighting spirit?• On the battlefield armament was still much less important than discipline and fighting spirit.• She also has a fighting spirit.• With so many enemies, we need a great deal of fighting spirit.• We shall have to match his fighting spirit, and not let our fear overwhelm us before the first blow is struck.• Although these patients usually have astonishingly good morale and fighting spirit, everything humanely possible should be done to keep it up.• After a long time, her fighting spirit gradually revived and she began to think constructively.• Fortunately, though, we had a fighting spirit which helped us pull through. 17. fighting words/talk something you say that shows that you want to fight hard for something 战斗宣言fighting words/talk• And we need to warn them that the words they are using can very easily become fighting words.• Today in the 1980s many Christians don't like this fighting talk.• Where I come from that's fighting talk.• It sounds like good fighting talk but, beyond the active birth arena, I wonder how accurate a picture it represents. 19 fight like cat and dog if two people fight like cat and dog, they argue a lot because they dislike each other or disagree 争吵不休 I didn’t get on with her at work either – we fought like cat and dog. 我和她在工作上也合不来——我们吵个没完。
20. fighting fit British EnglishBrE extremely fit and healthy 非常强健的fighting fit• Masie had responded brilliantly to treatment and seemed fighting fit.• She was taken in by Maggie Taylor and now five month old Teka is fighting fit and lapping up all the attention.• Consequently, it hosts an excellent wild brown trout population and fish are pink-fleshed and fighting fit, averaging 10oz in weight. 21 fight your corner British EnglishBrE to try to persuade people that your ideas about something are right and should be accepted 劝说别人接受自己的观点 The prime minister made it clear that Britain would fight its corner on Europe. 首相明确表示,英国将尽全力说服欧洲。
fight your corner• He had nobody back in Langley who would be willing to fight his corner.• Sara Keays has continued to fight her corner.• She always said he should have stayed to fight his corner.• Jen fought her corner fiercely but Helen knew that she was winning. 22 fight shy of (doing) something British EnglishBrEAVOID to try to avoid doing something or being involved in something 避免做某事;避免参与某事,回避某事 Many women fight shy of motherhood. 许多女性不愿做母亲。
23 fight back phrasal verbphr v a) PREVENTto work hard to achieve or oppose something, especially in a situation where you are losing 抗争,还击,斗争〔尤在失利的情况下〕 United fought back and scored a last-minute goal. 联队奋起还击,在最后时刻破门得分。
against She was fighting back against the cancer. 她在与癌症抗争。
b) FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto use violence or arguments against someone who has attacked you or argued with you 还击,反攻 The rebels are fighting back. 叛军正在反攻。
c) fight something ↔ back to try hard not to have or show a feeling 克制,忍住〔情感〕 She looked away, fighting back her tears. 她看向别处,强忍住泪水。
He fought back the impulse to slap her. 他尽力忍住要扇她耳光的冲动。
fight back• Wallowing in self-pity instead of fighting back.• This nation has been oppressed for too long, and it's time we fought back.• A tale of a woman fighting back?• Now the tire companies have fought back.• The locals in Costilla County are also trying to fight back.• It has taken Oregon eight minutes to fight back from a ten-point deficit.• You must fight back if you become a victim of discrimination.• Those are some of the things unions need to do to put the fight back in people.• Three times Oregon fights back to within nine.• Children are often powerless to fight back when they are treated unfairly. 24 fight something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v to try hard not to have or show a feeling 克制,忍住〔情感〕 Doug fought down a feeling of panic. 道格努力克制住心里的恐慌。
fight down• He moved against her hands, jerkily, almost losing the control he had fought to keep down.• He controls fights and calms down a stage invasion. 25 fight somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v a) VIOLENTto keep someone away, or stop them doing something to you, by fighting or opposing them 抵挡;阻止 Bodyguards had to fight off the crowds. 保镖不得不挡住人群。
The company managed to fight off a takeover attempt. 该公司设法阻止了一次收购企图。
b) to succeed in stopping other people getting something, and to get it for yourself 击退 Allan fought off stiff competition from throughout the UK to win one of only four places at the college. 艾伦在全英国的激烈竞争中胜出,在那所学院仅有的四个名额中赢得一席。
c) GET RID OFto try hard to get rid of something, especially an illness or a feeling 竭力摆脱〔尤指某种疾病或感觉〕 Elaine’s fighting off a cold. 伊莱恩正在和感冒斗争。
fight off• Did you know that? fight him off.• I've had to fight him off.• Still, it looms as a perverse temptation, and Blue must struggle with himself for some time before fighting it off.• This fight-or - flight response may have helped our ancestors gear up and either get away from danger or fight it off.• Rest of the cast fought him off but the tenor got cut about quite badly and had to go to hospital.• When Foreman hurt his eye in training camp, the fight was put off for five weeks.• I tried to fight it off, of course.• She would never be able to fight him off physically. 26 fight something out phrasal verbphr v ARGUEto argue or fight until a disagreement is settled 〔通过争论或争斗〕解决,消除〔不和〕 We left them to fight it out. 我们让他们自己去解决。
fight it out• Do you react by becoming rather subdued and leaving the protagonists to fight it out?• It was evident that the sensible decision had been reached to let the two most concerned fight it out alone.• Anybody else, including newcomer Wil Cordero, must fight it out in spring training just to be his backup.• The two groups will fight it out in the courts.• She looked at him a moment as if there were some kind of regret or shame fighting it out inside of her.• He would not fight it out just yet.• Enough then of words, and let us fight it out like very knights.• While the two sides fight it out, the only winners so far are the travelling public of Stroud.• I think Sadie will just keep fighting it out, you know?