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 skir·mish /ˈskɝmɪʃ/
 前哨戰,小爭論,小衝突(vi.)從事小爭論,偵察

 Skir·mish v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skirmished p. pr. & vb. n. Skirmishing.]  To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

 Skir·mish, n.
 1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.
 2. A slight contest.
    They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit.   --Shak.
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 skirmish
      n : a minor short-term fight [syn: brush, clash, encounter]
      v : engage in a skirmish