英汉词典

1. 战役；战斗
    A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.

    e.g. ...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne.
           国王威廉三世在博因河战役中的胜利
    e.g. ...after a gun battle between police and drug traffickers.
           在警察和毒贩子一番枪战之后

2. （为争取成功或控制权的）斗争，冲突
    A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control.

    e.g. ...a renewed political battle over Britain's attitude to Europe.
           围绕英国对欧洲的态度问题展开的新一轮政治斗争
    e.g. ...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world.
           世界上正义与邪恶的永恒斗争

3. （在艰难环境中的）奋争，斗争
    You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances.

    e.g. ...the battle against crime...
           打击犯罪的斗争
    e.g. She has fought a constant battle with her weight...
           她一直在竭力控制体重。

4. 与…抗争；与…搏斗；同…作战
    To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. In American English, you can also say that one group or person is battling another.

    e.g. Thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded...
           数千人与警方发生冲突，据报道有数人在冲突中受伤。
    e.g. The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16...
           双方将在12月16日再次交锋以争夺进入四分之一决赛的席位。

5. 奋战；（与…）搏斗（在英国英语中用battle against something或with something，在美国英语中用battle something）
    To battle means to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. In British English, you battle against something or with something. In American English, you battle something.

battle的反义词

    e.g. Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.
           医生们彻夜奋战来挽救她的生命。
    e.g. ...a lone yachtsman returning from his months of battling with the elements...
           只身驾驶游艇与恶劣天气搏斗数月后成功归航的人