combat

英 ['k?mb?t; 'k?m-] 美['kɑmb?t]

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復數:?combats;第三人稱單數:?combats;過去式:?combated;過去分詞:?combated;現在分詞:?combating;

combat 戰斗

com-, 強調。-bat, 擊，打，詞源同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.: 他們要求發展擴張性的經濟以應對升高的失業率。

2. The seagulls swirled in aerial combat over the barges.: 海鷗盤旋在駁船上方，展開空中的搏斗。

3. He never expected to return home wearing US combat fatigues.: 他從沒想到會穿著美國軍服回家。

4. He was wearing black combat trousers and a hooded fleece.: 他穿著黑色作戰褲和帶風帽的羊毛衣。

5. His wounds knocked him out of combat for the duration.: 他的傷病使他在整個期間都無法參賽。