skirmishing

This week's proceedings were only the start of the legal skirmishing; substantive hearings are not expected to begin until September.

本周的诉讼仅仅是法律争议的开始；大量的听证会预计要到9月份才会开始。

It should be explained that two young mice, who were waiting on the others, went skirmishing upstairs to the kitchen between courses.

这里要解释的是，有两只年轻的老鼠，在一道道菜间，边争论边跑到楼上厨房去。

And once the current skirmishing is over, House Republicans are likely to use any legislative vehicle at hand to continue the attack.

而一旦当前小冲突结束后，众议院很可能会利用手中的任何立法手段继续这种攻击。

Skirmishing unarmoured Irish warriors armed with javelins and hand weapon, willing to fight for whomever can pay them.

爱尔兰标枪兵是轻装突袭部队，装备标枪和短柄格斗兵刃，随时愿意接受高价雇佣。

QE2 would be implemented when governments are already skirmishing over currencies.

各政府之间一但发生汇率纷争，QE2就被起用。

After months of skirmishing, the allies and the Soviets settled down to a modus vivendi.

经过几个月的小规模冲突之后，西方盟国与苏联达成了妥协。

AFTER months of inconclusive skirmishing, Washington's budgetary battle-lines are being drawn in earnest.

经过数月毫无定论的争斗，华盛顿的预算之争正趋于平局。

In the meantime, the skirmishing continued after I had returned to Washington.

与此同时，我回到华盛顿之后，此地的冲突依旧继续着。

They are equipped with spear and light armour, useful for skirmishing, raiding and ambushing tactics or for covering flanks.

骑兵们装备长矛轻甲，擅长突袭、偷袭和伏击，适合侧翼包抄敌军。

Behind the scenes in recent weeks, the skirmishing has grown intense.

近几周来，双方的纷争暗中变得激烈起来。

Elsewhere the skirmishing has also begun, perhaps all too literally.

其它地方亦有小冲突发生，可能并不能称得是“小”冲突。

War has officially been declared after months of skirmishing.

在长达数月的小摩擦之后，一场战争终于正式爆发。

Yet the skirmishing continues.

然而冲突还在继续。

Low-level, drought-related skirmishing is especially likely in areas of small-arms proliferation, such as the Horn of Africa;

这种低水平的、与干旱相关的小规模冲突特别容易发生在那些轻武器泛滥成灾的地区，比如“非洲之角”索马里；

a military formation for skirmishing;

一种应用于小冲突的军事编队；