Sự đấu tranh, sự chiến đấu; trận đánh, cuộc chiến đấu

to give fight; to make a fight

chiến đấu

valiant in fight

dũng cảm trong chiến đấu

a sham fight

trận giả

a fight to the finish

cuộc tử chiến, cuộc quyết chiến một mất một còn

(nghĩa bóng) sự mâu thuẫn, sự lục đục

Khả năng chiến đấu; tính hiếu chiến, máu hăng

Đấu tranh, chiến đấu, đánh nhau

to fight against imperialism

đấu tranh chống chủ nghĩa đế quốc

to fight for independence

đấu tranh để giành độc lập

Đấu tranh, chiến đấu, đánh, tiến hành đấu tranh trong (vụ kiện, vụ tranh chấp...); tranh luận (một vấn đề gì)

to fight a battle

đánh một trận

Cho (gà...) chọi nhau; cho (võ sĩ...) giao đấu

to put up a good/poor fight

có tinh thần chiến đấu cao/thiếu tinh thần chiến đấu

to show fight

kháng cự lại, chống cự lại]]

to fight back

phản công, trả đũa

to fight down

đánh bại, đè bẹp

to fight it out

đấu tranh đến cùng; làm cho ra lẽ

to fight off

đánh lui

to fight something out

đấu tranh để giải quyết một vấn đề gì

to fight shy of somebody

tránh xa ai

to fight one's way in life

đấu tranh để vươn lên trong cuộc sống

to fight like a tiger

đấu tranh quyết liệt

to fight a losing battle

đấu tranh một cách uổng công

đánh nhau

V.

Contend (with), battle, conflict (with), encounter, war(against), engage, clash, take up arms (against), feud (with),combat, bear or take up arms (against), brawl, struggle orstrive (with or against), cross swords (with), close (with),come to or exchange blows (with), go to or wage war (with oragainst), joust (with), grapple or wrestle (with), skirmish(with), tussle or scuffle (with or against); box, spar;Old-fashioned broil: He offered to fight anyone in the place.Why are the boys always fighting? 2 dispute, question, confront,contest, oppose, contradict, defy, confute, protest, resist,rail or struggle, against, withstand, refute, oppugn, make ortake a stand against, contravene, confound: He has sworn tofight prejudice wherever he finds it.

Rise up, make or take astand, struggle, take up arms: It is better to fight for thegood than to rail at the ill.

Argue, dispute, bicker,quarrel, wrangle, squabble, spat, tiff, fall out (over), havewords, disagree, row, altercate, debate: I hear the neighboursfight every night.

Fight off. repel, repulse: Prepare tofight off anyone trying to come over the side!

Fight shy of.avoid, keep or remain aloof from or of, keep away from: Sheusually fights shy of going to cocktail parties.

N.

Battle, conflict, bout, duel, (single) combat,monomachy, one-on-one, action, warfare, clash, hostilities, war,match, struggle, engagement, meeting, encounter, contest,fighting, brawl, Donnybrook, affray, fray, fracas, disturbance,riot, row, mˆl‚e or melee, tussle, scuffle, scrimmage, skirmish,brush, Colloq free-for-all, set-to, scrap, Brit scrum, bovver,Slang US rumble, Old-fashioned broil: Three policeman wereinjured in the hour-long fight.

Altercation, argument,quarrel, feud, dispute, run-in, disagreement, dissension,dissidence, dissent, difference (of opinion), squabble,bickering, spat, misunderstanding, row, discord, Colloq ruckus:Such fights between husband and wife happen all the time.

Pugnacity, mettle, militancy, belligerence, truculence, spirit,pluck, zeal, enthusiasm, zest: She had enough fight left in herto go on to win.

V. & n.

V. (past and past part. fought) 1 intr. (oftenfoll. by against, with) contend or struggle in war, battle,single combat, etc.

Tr. contend with (an opponent) in thisway.

Tr. take part or engage in (a battle, war, duel, etc.).4 tr. contend about (an issue, an election); maintain (alawsuit, cause, etc.) against an opponent.

Intr. campaign orstrive determinedly to achieve something.

Tr. strive toovercome (disease, fire, fear, etc.).

Tr. make (one's way) byfighting.

Tr. cause (cocks or dogs) to fight.

Tr. handle(troops, a ship, etc.) in battle.

N.

A a combat, esp.unpremeditated, between two or more persons, animals, orparties. b a boxing-match. c a battle.

A conflict orstruggle; a vigorous effort in the face of difficulty.

Poweror inclination to fight (has no fight left; showed fight).

Suppress (one's feelings,tears, etc.). fight down suppress (one's feelings, tears,etc.). fight for 1 fight on behalf of.

Fight to secure (athing). fighting chair US a fixed chair on a boat for use whencatching large fish. fighting chance an opportunity ofsucceeding by great effort. fighting fish (in full Siamesefighting fish) a freshwater fish, Betta splendens, native toThailand, the males of which sometimes kill each other duringfights for territory. fighting fit fit enough to fight; at thepeak of fitness. fighting fund money raised to support acampaign. fighting-top Naut. a circular gun-platform high on awarship's mast. fighting words colloq. words indicating awillingness to fight. fight off repel with effort. fight out(usu. fight it out) settle (a dispute etc.) by fighting. fightshy of avoid; be unwilling to approach (a person, task, etc.).make a fight of it (or put up a fight) offer resistance. [OEfeohtan, feoht(e), f. WG]