fight1 /faɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp fought /fɔːt $ fɒːt/)1 war 戰爭 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WAR to take part in a war or battle 打(仗),與(…)作戰,戰鬥fight inthe families of those who fought in the war 參戰者的家人
fight against/withrebel forces fighting against the Russians 對抗俄羅斯人的反政府軍
fight about/over/forThey fought for control of the islands. 他們爲爭奪那些島嶼的控制權而戰。
Neither country is capable of fighting a long war. 兩個國家都沒有能力打持久戰。
Later the Indians fought the Anglo settlers. 後來,印第安人跟英國殖民者打起了仗。
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 (與…)打鬥,(與…)打架,鬥毆fight withTwo guys were fighting with each other in the street. 有兩個家夥在街上打架。
fight about/over/forThey were fighting over a girl. 他們爲了一個女孩子在打架。
She fought him desperately, kicking and biting. 她又踢又咬,與他拼命撕打。
3 try to do STH 盡力做某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to try hard to do or get something 努力爭取,(爲…)鬥爭fight forThe men were fighting for higher wages. 那些人在爭取加薪。
Stockley is fighting for his life (=trying to stay alive), with serious head injuries. 斯托克利頭部嚴重受傷,在與死神搏鬥。
She fought her way back into the first team. 她奮力拼搏,又回到了第一團隊。
fight to do somethingThe president was fighting to survive. 總統在爭取挺過難關。
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 極力反對,與…作鬥爭fight againstPeople are fighting against repression and injustice. 民衆在與壓迫和不公平作鬥爭。
We will fight terrorism, wherever it exists. 不管哪裏有恐怖主義,我們都要打擊。
5 compete 競爭 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEAT to take part in an election or compete strongly for something, especially a job or political position 參加(選舉);激烈爭奪(職位或政治地位)fight an election/a campaignThe prime minister decided to fight an early general election. 首相決定提前打響大選之戰。
fight (somebody) for somethingHe had to fight several other applicants for the job. 他得與其他幾個申請人爭奪該職位。
Both men were used to fighting for power. 兩個人都習慣了權力之爭。
6 argue 爭論 [intransitiveI]ARGUE to argue about something 爭吵,爭論fight withI heard her fighting with the boss. 我聽見她在跟老板爭論。
fight about/overThey’re fighting about who should do the dishes. 他們在爲該誰洗碗碟而爭吵。
7 DSsport 體育運動 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to take part in a boxing match 參加拳擊賽,(與…)進行拳擊比賽Ali fought Foreman for the heavyweight title. 阿裏迎戰福爾曼,爭奪重量級拳擊冠軍。
8 emotion 感情 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PREVENT to try very hard not to have or show a feeling 克制,忍住,壓下去She fought her fear. 她強忍着内心的恐懼。
fight withShe was clearly fighting with her emotions. 她顯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 進行…的訴訟The insurance company are fighting the claims in court. 保險公司在打索賠官司。
10 fight your way (through/past etc somebody/something) PUSHto move somewhere with difficulty, for example because there are so many people around you 奮力(從某人/某物中)開出一條路We fought our way through the crowd. 我們奮力擠過人群。
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 打一場無法取勝的仗I’m fighting a losing battle on this diet. 這樣節食我肯定堅持不下去。
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 經過很大努力有可能成功Lewis has a fighting chance to win the gold medal. 劉易斯如果努力拼搏,還是有機會得金牌的。
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(爭取某事物)He’s rich now, but he had to fight tooth and nail for it. 他現在有錢了,但那是他奮鬥出來的。
14. fight to the death/finish to fight until one person or group is dead or completely defeated 決一死戰,一決雌雄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 獨自奮鬥Mum, I can fight my own battles now. 媽,我現在可以獨自應付了。
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 鬥志In the second half the team showed their true fighting spirit. 下半場,該隊顯示出了真正的鬥志。
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 戰鬥宣言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 爭吵不休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來——我們吵個沒完。
20. fighting fit British EnglishBrE extremely fit and healthy 非常強健的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 勸說别人接受自己的觀點The prime minister made it clear that Britain would fight its corner on Europe. 首相明確表示,英國將盡全力說服歐洲。
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;避免參與某事,回避某事Many women fight shy of motherhood. 許多女性不願做母親。
23 fight back phrasal verbphr v a) PREVENTto work hard to achieve or oppose something, especially in a situation where you are losing 抗爭,還擊,鬥爭〔尤在失利的情況下〕United fought back and scored a last-minute goal. 聯隊奮起還擊,在最後時刻破門得分。
againstShe was fighting back against the cancer. 她在與癌症抗爭。
b) FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto use violence or arguments against someone who has attacked you or argued with you 還擊,反攻The rebels are fighting back. 叛軍正在反攻。
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. 她看向别處,強忍住淚水。
He fought back the impulse to slap her. 他盡力忍住要扇她耳光的沖動。
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. 道格努力克制住心裏的恐慌。
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 抵擋;阻止Bodyguards had to fight off the crowds. 保镖不得不擋住人群。
The company managed to fight off a takeover attempt. 該公司設法阻止了一次收購企圖。
b) to succeed in stopping other people getting something, and to get it for yourself 擊退Allan fought off stiff competition from throughout the UK to win one of only four places at the college. 艾倫在全英國的激烈競爭中勝出,在那所學院僅有的四個名額中赢得一席。
c) GET RID OFto try hard to get rid of something, especially an illness or a feeling 竭力擺脫〔尤指某種疾病或感覺〕Elaine’s fighting off a cold. 伊萊恩正在和感冒鬥爭。
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 〔通過爭論或爭鬥〕解決,消除〔不和〕We left them to fight it out. 我們讓他們自己去解決。
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?