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

• Now, the main battleground is economic.
  如今，主要战场落在经济领域。
• 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。
• But performance is becoming the main battleground between providers.
  但供应商间的竞争逐渐集中在工作表现上。
• 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。
• 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。
• My island will be your battleground.
  我的岛就是战场了。
• 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。
• Children's literature is an ideological battleground.
  儿童文学是各种意识形态交锋的战场。
• 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。
• The area was a battleground during the long civil war.
  这个地区是长期内战的战场。