ADJECTIVE | SKIRMISH + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brief, little, minor, small短暫的衝突;小衝突▸➤border邊境衝突➤early, first, opening早期的/第一次/最初的衝突◇an opening skirmish in the protracted media battle ahead引發日後曠日持久的媒體戰的第一次衝突SKIRMISH + VERB➤break out衝突爆發◇Minor skirmishes broke out all along the border.整條邊境上都爆發了小衝突。➤go on, happen, occur衝突發生;衝突出現➤continue衝突繼續PREPOSITION➤in a/the skirmish在衝突中◇He was killed in a border skirmish.他在邊境衝突中喪生。➤skirmish between⋯之間的衝突◇skirmishes between the police and guerrillas警方和游擊隊之間的衝突➤skirmish over關於⋯的衝突◇a skirmish over boundaries邊境衝突➤skirmish with和⋯的衝突◇They were involved in a skirmish with rival fans.他們和對方球迷發生了衝突。