skirmish

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. skirmish UK [ˈskɜː.mɪʃ] US [ˈskɝː-] noun countable [ skirmishes ]
1. a fight between a small number of soldiers which is usually short and not planned, and which happens away from the main area of fighting in a war
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Fighting
2. a short argument
• There was a short skirmish between the political party leaders when the government announced it was to raise taxes.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Arguments and disagreements
Derived: skirmisher
 
▪ II.
skirmish UK US verb intransitive
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Fighting
Main entry: skirmish_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  brush, clash, encounter