battleground

英 [ˈbætlgraʊnd]

美 [ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd]

n.  同 battlefield; 争论的主题; 斗争的领域

复数：battlegrounds　

高考

Collins.1 / BNC.18831 / COCA.12109

柯林斯词典

• 同battlefield
  Abattlegroundis the same as abattlefield.
• N-COUNT 争论的主题；斗争的领域
  You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as abattleground.
  1. ...the battleground of education...
     教育这一备受争议的领域
  2. Children's literature is an ideological battleground.
     儿童文学是各种意识形态交锋的战场。

英英释义

noun

• a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  1. they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
  Synonym:battlefieldfield of battlefield of honorfield

双语例句

• People say it is an ancient battleground, with its many cannons and tombstones.
  人们说，那是一片古战场，有很多的大炮和墓碑。
• For on the battleground at Gettysburg, this is what he said.
  在盖底兹堡的战场上，他是这样说的。
• Young voters also provided the margin of victory in key battleground states such as Florida, Virginia and Ohio.
  奥巴马在佛罗里达、弗吉尼亚和俄亥俄等关键摇摆州的获胜优势也来自年轻选民。
• Republican Senator Mel Martinez-from the battleground state of Florida-told ABC's This Week that these are legitimate concerns.
  来自两党激烈交锋的佛罗里达州的共和党参议员马丁内斯在美国广播公司的“本周”节目中说，麦凯恩班子提出的是合理的担心。
• That I can't say, but there will be a Twilight Highlands Battleground called Twin Peaks.
  答：我还不能说，不过暮光高地将有一个被称为双子峰的战场。
• You can now exit a battleground from an option on the scoreboard at all times.
  你可以通过记分板上的一个选项，随时退出战场。
• My island will be your battleground.
  我的岛就是战场了。
• Bathtime was a battleground for Rachel and her mother, because Rachel hated baths.
  对雷切尔和她母亲来说洗澡就像打仗一样，因为雷切尔讨厌洗澡。
• Intellectual property has become a battleground in the smartphone industry, with both Apple and Microsoft challenging Android phone makers such as HTC and Samsung in courts in the US, Europe and Japan.
  知识产权已成为智能手机行业的一个战场，苹果和微软（Microsoft）都在美国、欧洲和日本法院针对HTC和三星（Samsung）等Android手机制造商提起了诉讼。
• He chose to make the U.S. the key battleground.
  他选择了把美国作为主攻市场。