skirmishing

例句:

• They were skirmishing close to the minefield now.
  他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
  
• On land there was minor skirmishing.
  陆地上发生了小规模的战斗。
  
• The attack came , there was fierce skirmishing and the Yankees were beaten back.
  战斗开始了, 打得十分激烈,北军被打了回去.
  
• The skirmishing over disputed ballots will probably have little effect if the presidential race is one-sided.
  来自WSJ
• The skirmishing over next week's hearing came on a day when British police arrested a ninth suspect in their investigation.
  来自VOA
• Free-standing medical businesses seldom come under the hammer look at the continuing skirmishing for Smith & Nephew.
  来自THETIMES