skirmishing

基本解釋

Yet the skirmishing continues.
然而沖突還在繼續(xù)。
So far, however, both China and Japan, while verbally pandering to nationalists in their respective countries, have tried to avoid going beyond diplomatic skirmishing.
到目前為止，中國和日本都只是口頭上迎合本國的民族主義者，回避外交上的小規(guī)模沖突。
However, this was only a light skirmishing manoeuvre, intended to create a little disorder, and the men easily drove the geese off with their sticks.
然而，這還只是一個輕微的打擊，只是為了制造一點混亂，人們也很容易地用手上的棍子把鵝轟走了。

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