English Dictionary

battle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbætəl/

名詞

古語 廃用 略語 別表記 短縮語

A contest, a struggle. / (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

日本語の意味

戦い / 戦闘

The battle to secure funding lasted longer than anyone expected.

資金調達を確保するための戦いは、誰もが予想したよりも長引いた。

意味（1）

A contest, a struggle.

the battle of life

意味（2）

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

意味（3）

(military, now rare) A division of an army; a battalion.

Thenne kyng Arthur made redy his hooſt in x batails and Nero was redy in the felde afore the caſtel Tarabil with a grete hooſt / & he had x batails with many mo peple than Arthur had … Then King Arthur made ready his host in 10 battles and Nero was ready in the field before the castle Tarabil with a great host / and he had 10 battles with many more people than Arthur had …]

意味（4）

(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.

Iohn Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Earle of Surrey, Shall haue the leading of the Foot and Horſe. They thus directed, we will fllow In the maine Battell, whose puiſſance on either ſide Shall be well-winged with our cheefeſt Horſe: This, and Saint George to boote.

意味（5）

(military, clipping of) battle buddy

battles （ plural ）