skirmish

小冲突，小规模战斗；小争论英释中释na fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a battle – used in news reports

进行小规模战斗；发生小争论英释中释vIf people skirmish, they fight

1 Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common..印巴边境的小冲突曾经是常有的事。

2 They were skirmishing close to the minefield now..他们当时正在雷区附近小规模交火。