battleground
/ˈbætlɡraʊnd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbætlɡraʊnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈba-tᵊl-ˌgrau̇nd/ (ame, mw)
battleground — noun
- battlegroundsingular
- battlegroundsplural
1. an area of land where soldiers or armies fight each other.
an area of land where soldiers or armies fight each other.
By sunrise, smoke still hung over the battleground outside the city walls.
over the battleground (location phrase)
Army doctors crossed the muddy battleground to reach injured soldiers.
cross the battleground (movement across a war area)
After the tanks moved on, the battleground was silent except for distant fires.
Old maps showed the valley where the battleground had once stretched for miles.
Farmers found broken helmets in the battleground years after the war.
- battlefield
the closest synonym and more common in everyday English
- combat zone
broader and more official; can mean a larger dangerous war area
- front line
narrower; only the leading edge where the two sides face each other
文法句型
on the battleground
across the battleground
用法筆記
Usually refers to an actual place in a war, not a political or social argument. Often appears in reports about a battle while it is happening or after it has ended.