combat
noun
verb
ˈkɒmbæt noun
1 fighting, especially during a war 〔尤指战争中的〕战斗 U
in combat
Corporal Gierson was killed in combat.
吉尔森下士阵亡了。
We flew over 200 combat missions .
我们完成了 200 多次战斗飞行任务。
training in unarmed combat (=fighting without weapons)
非武装战斗训练
mortal combat
hand-to-hand combat
combat aircraft/jacket/boots etc
2 a fight or battle 格斗; 战斗 C
ˈkɒmbæt verb
3 to try to stop something bad from happening or getting worse – used especially in news reports 防止,抑制〔尤用于新闻报道〕
combat inflation/crime/racism etc
To combat inflation, the government raised interest rates.
为了抑制通货膨胀,政府提高了利率。
new strategies for combatting terrorism
打击恐怖主义的新战略