battle學測 L2KK [ˈbætəl] ｜ /ˈbætəl/
戰役；戰鬥·奮力爭取；搏鬥·對抗；奮戰
學測常考字，名詞動詞用法都愛考
Before the big test, she battled to finish all her homework in time.
段考前，她拼命把作業趕在時間內寫完。
一個畫面：拼盡全力對抗
兩軍交鋒戰場上兩軍正面衝突
咬牙苦撐遇到挫折仍不輕言放棄
全力抵抗拼命對抗疾病或逆境
義項
戰場交火B1noun戰役；戰鬥
During World War II, soldiers fought a hard battle to control the hill.
二次大戰期間，士兵們奮戰奪下這座山丘。
win a battlefight a battle
追夢苦撐B1noun奮力爭取；搏鬥
Despite many problems, Amy never gave up her battle for a better life.
儘管遇到很多困難，Amy從未放棄追求更好生活的奮鬥。
a tough battlea personal battle
醫護迎戰B1verb對抗；奮戰
Doctors worked hard to battle the new disease.
醫生們努力對抗這個新疾病。
battle a diseasebattle an illness
片語
win a battle旗開得勝 →打贏一場戰役
lose a battle潰敗撤退 →打輸一場戰鬥
a losing battle注定輸的仗 →注定失敗的努力
battle against time跟時間賽跑 →與時間拚搏對抗
你會不會這樣說？
The soldiers fought a hard ___ to control the hill. (battle / bottle)
看答案
battle
battle 是「戰役」，bottle 是「瓶子」，兩字外型相近容易看錯。
'Amy never gave up her battle for a better life.' 這裡的 battle 最接近哪個意思？(A) 戰役 (B) 奮力爭取 (C) 對抗疾病
看答案
(B)
此句描述追求夢想的努力過程，對應「奮力爭取」義項。
字族
battlefield 戰場・battleground 戰場；角力場