combat

英['kɒmbæt;'kʌm-] 美['kɑmbæt]

反义词

复数: combats;第三人称单数: combats;过去式: combated;过去分词: combated;现在分词: combating;

combat 战斗

com-, 强调。-bat, 击，打，词源同beat, batter.

combat: combat: [16] Combat means literally ‘fight with’. It comes via French combattre from late Latin combattere, a compound verb formed from Latin com- ‘with’ and *battere, an assumed variant of Latin battuere ‘fight, beat’ (ultimate source of English abate, battle, and debate).
=> abate, battle, debate
combat (v.): 1560s, from Middle French combat (16c.), from Old French combattre (12c.), from Late Latin combattere, from Latin com- "with" (each other) (see com-) + battuere "to beat, fight" (see batter (v.)). Related: Combated; combating; combatted; combatting.
combat (n.): 1560s, from Middle French combat (16c.), from combattre (see combat (v.)).

1. They demanded a more expansionary economy to combat rising unemployment.: 他们要求发展扩张性的经济以应对升高的失业率。

2. The seagulls swirled in aerial combat over the barges.: 海鸥盘旋在驳船上方，展开空中的搏斗。

3. He never expected to return home wearing US combat fatigues.: 他从没想到会穿着美国军服回家。

4. He was wearing black combat trousers and a hooded fleece.: 他穿着黑色作战裤和带风帽的羊毛衣。

5. His wounds knocked him out of combat for the duration.: 他的伤病使他在整个期间都无法参赛。