n.

1. 戰鬥；戰役[C]
   The ringleader was shot to death in a gun battle.

   主犯在槍戰中被擊斃。

2. 交戰；爭鬥[U]
   His younger brother died in battle during World War II.

   他弟弟在第二次世界大戰中陣亡。

vt.

1. 與……作戰；與……鬥爭

vi.

1. 搏鬥；奮爭[Q][+to-v]
   The sailors battled with the winds and waves.

   水手們與風浪搏鬥。

2. 作戰；戰鬥[（+with/against）]

n.

1. a sustained fight between organized armed forces.
2. a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle.

v.