| 主な訳語 |
| battle n | (military combat) (軍事的戦闘) | 戦闘 、 戦い 名
HHiraganaせんとう 、 たたかい |
| | The army lost an important battle, but won the war. |
| | 軍隊は重要な戦闘で負けたが、戦争そのものには勝利した。 |
| battle n | figurative (dispute) | もめごと 名
HHiraganaもめごと |
| | (法律、形式的) | 紛争 名
HHiraganaふんそう |
| | The neighbours were in an ongoing battle over boundaries. |
| battle n | figurative (struggle) (比喩) | 戦い 、 闘争 名
HHiraganaたたかい 、 とうそう |
| | Dealing with my bipolar disorder is an ongoing battle. |
| | 躁鬱病をコントロールすることは持続の闘いである。 |
| battle n as adj | (used in battle) | 戦闘用 名
HHiraganaせんとうよう |
| | He put on his battle armour when he heard the combat outside. |
| battle [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (fight: person, group) (人・物) | ～と戦う 他動
HHiragana～とたたかう |
| | They battled the enemy for two weeks. |
| | 2週間の間彼らは敵と戦った。 |
| battle [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (struggle against [sth]) | …と闘う 助+自動
HHiragana…とたたかう |
| | He's battling cancer. |
| battle⇒ vi | (engage in combat) | 戦う 自動
HHiraganaたたかう |
| | They battled there for two weeks and destroyed much of the city. |
成句・複合語：
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| battle against [sth] vi + prep | figurative (strenuously oppose) (事) | ～と戦う、～と争う 自動
HHiragana～とたたかう、～とあらそう |
| | He battled in vain against the factory closures. |
| battle against [sb] vi + prep | figurative (strenuously oppose) (人) | ～と争う 自動
HHiragana～とあらそう |
| | Ed Miliband battled against his brother David for leadership of the Labour party. |
| battle cruiser n | (warship) | 巡洋戦艦 名
HHiraganaじゅんようせんかん |
| | Japan sent the battle cruiser Naniwa to Honolulu. |
| battle cry n | (soldiers' rallying call) | 喊声 名
HHiraganaかんせい |
| | The general rallied his men to the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo!" |
| battle cry n | figurative (rallying slogan) | スローガン 名
HHiraganaすろーがん |
| | The senator is raising the battle cry for state tax reform. |
| battle fatigue n | (stress reaction to warfare) | 戦争神経症 名
HHiraganaせんそうしんけいしょう |
| | They used to call it battle fatigue, now they call it Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). |
| battle flag n | (leads soldiers into battle) | 戦闘旗 名
HHiraganaせんとうはた |
| battle front n | (war: front line of fighting) (戦争) | 前線 名
HHiraganaぜんせん |
| | It was over a year before he was well enough to return to the battle front. |
| | 彼が前線に復帰できるようになるまで1年以上かかった。 |
| battle gear n | (armor) | 鎧 名
HHiraganaよろい |
| | | 武具 名
HHiraganaぶぐ |
| battle hymn n | (song glorifying a military group) | 戦争賛歌 名
HHiraganaせんそうさんか |
| battle it out v expr | informal (compete) | 最後まで戦い抜く 自動
HHiraganaさいごまでたたかいぬく |
| | | 張り合う、競争する 自動
HHiraganaはりあう、きょうそうする |
| | Todd and Tina usually don't compete, but this time they battled it out. |
| battle royal n | UK (wrestling: elimination match) (レスリング) | 勝ち抜き戦 名
HHiraganaかちぬきせん |
| battle royal n | (dispute, fight) | 大論戦 名
HHiraganaだいろんせん |
| battle royal n | (fight: many participants) | 乱闘、乱戦 名
HHiraganaらんとう、らんせん |
| battle wound n | (injury sustained in warfare) | 戦傷 名
HHiraganaせんしょう |
| | The battle wound he sustained led to his death. |
| battle-scarred adj | (with old wounds from combat) | 戦争の傷痕のある、戦傷を受けた 動詞句
HHiraganaせんそうのきずあとのある、せんしょうをうけた |
| battle-scarred adj | figurative (traumatized) | 戦争の爪痕の残る 動詞句
HHiraganaせんそうのつめあとののこる |
battleax (US),
battleaxe,
battle-axe (UK) n | (hacking weapon) | 戦斧 名
HHiraganaせんぷ |
battleax (US),
battleaxe,
battle-axe (UK) n | figurative, pejorative, slang (nagging woman) (俗語) | 意地悪女、性悪女、うるさい女 名
HHiraganaいじわるおんな、しょうわるおんな、うるさいおんな |
| do battle v expr | (fight, struggle) | 戦う、一戦交える 自動
HHiraganaたたかう、いっせんまじえる |
| | We are going to do battle with the board of education on the teacher hiring freeze. |
| fight a losing battle v expr | figurative (have little chance of success) (比喩) | 勝ち目のない戦いをする 表
HHiraganaかちめのないたたかいをする |
| | The union is fighting a losing battle; management is going to outsource their jobs. |
| order of battle n | (military plan of action) (軍事) | 戦闘序列、戦力組成 名
HHiraganaせんとうじょれつ、せんりょくそせい |
| pitched battle n | (warfare at agreed time) | 会戦 名
HHiraganaかいせん |
| pitched battle n | figurative (intense fight, struggle) | 接戦、激戦 名
HHiraganaせっせん、げきせん |
| | Jeff and Margaret's divorce turned into an ugly pitched battle. |