battle

1.[c][u]战役；战斗；搏斗a fight between armies, ships or planes, especially during a war; a violent fight between groups of people

2.[c]~ (with sb) (for sth)较量；争论；斗争a competition, an argument or a struggle between people or groups of people trying to win power or control

3.[c][ususing]奋斗；斗争a determined effort that sb makes to solve a difficult problem or succeed in a difficult situation

the battle lines are drawn

战线已经划清（指争战之际各拥一方形成对垒之势）used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in an argument or contest that is going to begin

do battle (with sb) (over sth)

（同某人就某事）进行斗争（或辩论）to fight or argue with sb

half the battle

（完成某事的）关键；最艰难的阶段the most important or difficult part of achieving sth

1.[i][t]搏斗；奋斗；斗争to try very hard to achieve sth difficult or to deal with sth unpleasant or dangerous

1.抗争; 斗争; 竞争; 奋斗; 努力

1.战争; 战斗; 战役

2.斗争; 奋斗; 竞争; 较量; 交锋; 决斗; 纠纷

1.to strive or contend in order to overcome or achieve sth.

1.a fight between two armies in a war, or between two groups of people

2.a situation in which different people or groups compete with each other in order to achieve sth. or get an advantage