今天我们要学的词是 skirmish.

skirmish 的意思是冲突，特指局部的、突发性的冲突。 After the trade war erupted this year between the world's two largest economies, the U.S. and China, technology emerged at the center of the skirmish. 自从美中两大经济体今年爆发贸易战之后，科技成为这一冲突的核心问题。

South Korean President Moon Jae-in believes the inter-Korean military agreement will dramatically reduce the possibility of an accidental military skirmish between the two Koreas. 韩国总统文在寅认为，韩朝军事协议将大大减少南北之间发生意外军事冲突的可能性。