dogfight

FREQ #43506

n. 混战, 斗狗, 空战, 狗咬狗 vi. 在空中格斗

发音

UK /ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/
US /ˈdɔɡ.fʌɪt/
/ˈdɑɡ.fʌɪt/

词形变化

dogfights 复数 dogfights dogfighting dogfights 三单 dogfought dogfighting 现在分词 dogfought 过去式 dogfought 过去分词

别名

dog fight dog-fight

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.

    航空 商务 工程 政治 军事

    The two bi-planes swirled around each other like angry wasps in a violent dogfight.

  2. 2.

    A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.

v.
  1. 1.

    To engage in a battle between fighter planes.

    Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

hassle scuffle tussle rough-and-tumble

上位词 9

fight fighting battle competition contest engagement combat conflict scrap
动词

上位词 4

battle stage arrange combat

词源

From dog + fight.

来源：wiktionary