battleground
/ˈbætlɡraʊnd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbætlɡraʊnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈba-tᵊl-ˌgrau̇nd/ (ame, mw)
battleground — 名詞
- battlegroundsingular
- battlegroundsplural
1. an area of land where soldiers or armies fight each other.
戰場
實際發生戰鬥的地點
an area of land where soldiers or armies fight each other.
By sunrise, smoke still hung over the battleground outside the city walls.
天亮時，城牆外的戰場上仍飄著煙。
over the battleground (location phrase)
Army doctors crossed the muddy battleground to reach injured soldiers.
軍醫穿過泥濘的戰場，去救受傷的士兵。
cross the battleground (movement across a war area)
After the tanks moved on, the battleground was silent except for distant fires.
坦克開走後，戰場一片寂靜，只剩遠處的火光。
Old maps showed the valley where the battleground had once stretched for miles.
舊地圖標出了那片山谷，當年的戰場曾一路延伸好幾英里。
Farmers found broken helmets in the battleground years after the war.
戰爭結束多年後，農夫仍在戰場上發現破損的頭盔。
- 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.