skirmish

Guatemala was the first skirmish of the cold war in Latin America.

危地马拉是冷战在拉丁美洲的首个发生地.

When I got to the old Sullivan place there'd already been a skirmish with the Yankees.

当我到达老沙利文的地方时,他们已经到那的时候他们已经跟北佬们交过手了.

A minor skirmish ensued as people fought over supplies.

由于争抢供给品而引发了一场小冲突.

Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.

印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。

The verbal skirmish is viewed as the opening round in negotiation schedules to start next Tuesday.

这场争论被看作预定下星期二举行的谈判的序幕.

He was shot in a skirmish with the enemy.

他在与敌人的一次小冲突中被击中.

This skirmish sparked a major battle.

这次小冲突激起了场大战斗.

Under regular circumstances these wouldn't be fouls but after a skirmish we wanted to regain control.

而在正常情况下,这些犯规都不是犯规,但是在一场小纠纷过后,我们需要恢复场上控制.

Everybody but Toby enters into this skirmish.

除了托比外,全家人都投入了这场小冲突.

There had been a skirmish in the half light of dawn.

天朦朦亮的时候曾经有过一场小规模的战斗.