battlefield

UK:  [ˈbæt(ə)lˌfiːld]

US:  [ˈbæt(ə)lˌfild]

复数：battlefields  

n.

1.战场;沙场

2.斗争的领域;容易引发冲突的情况

1 . They allowed that this kind of battlefield humor (out of patients' earshot, of course) was a way of dealing with stress.
他们理解这样的医场幽默（当然病人是听不到的）是一种缓解压力的方式。

2 . The Sunday Times in London quotes the British commander in Afghanistan as also saying the Taleban cannot be defeated on the battlefield.
伦敦的星期日泰晤士报援引英国在阿富汗的指挥官的话表示，不可能在战场上打败塔利班。

3 . Hollywood has always been a battlefield, as rough as any more-traditional corporate setting.
好莱坞向来是一个战场，如同任何比较传统的公司环境一样艰苦。

4 . It was the last rebel message, probably conveyed by satellite phone, known to have been broadcast from the battlefield.
这是叛军传达到战场的最后消息，可能是通过卫星手机传输的。

5 . And yet my love of country comes over me like a strong wind and bears me irresistibly , with all these chains , to the battlefield .
但是，我对祖国的热爱却似一阵猛烈的强风，将我连同这些锁链一起吹向了战场。