combat

UK:  ['kɒmbæt]

US:  [kəm'bæt]

第三人称单数：combats  现在分词：combating  过去式：combated  

n.

1.格斗,搏斗;战斗

2.论战

3.〔美国〕竞赛,比赛

4.决斗比试高低

5.紧张

6.康巴特

v.

1.和...作战;和...斗争:

2.打,战斗;(和…)斗争; (为…)奋斗

3.抗,抗争;对付,反对

4.反对(不良现象等);防止

5.搏斗;交战

6.抑止,遏制

7.交锋

8.减轻

9.突破

1 . He said the United States takes the issue very seriously, and has worked with the Iraqis for a very long time to combat it.
他说，美国对这个问题非常认真，很长时间以来都在和伊拉克政府一道共同打击腐败。

2 . Xinhua also said the State Administration of Food and Drug would be given more power to combat tainted food and drugs.
新华社还称，国家食品药品监督管理总局将被赋予更大的权力，以便处理问题食品和药品。

3 . And this raises the question of whether it is appropriate to use the child porn laws to combat such behaviour.
而这引起了如此一个问题：用儿童色情禁止法来惩治此行为是否合适。

4 . In his speech Friday, he said the world must unite in order to combat terrorism, closing off terrorists' access to money and training.
卡尔扎伊在星期五的讲话中说，全世界必须团结起来打击恐怖主义，杜绝恐怖分子获得金钱和训练的来源。

5 . Developers trying to combat this are buying up large areas with low-cost housing in an attempt to beautify the area around new construction.
想要克服这些因素的开发商购买大面积的低价房屋区，试图美化新建筑的周边环境。