(军警等)交火、火力交战:双方用枪械等武器互相射击的短暂战斗。(在口语中也可引申为激烈争执,但最常见的是“交火”。)
/ˈfaɪərˌfaɪt/
The soldiers were caught in a firefight near the bridge.
士兵们在桥附近遭遇了交火。
After the patrol entered the village, a sudden firefight broke out, forcing them to take cover and call for support.
巡逻队进入村庄后突然爆发交火,迫使他们就地隐蔽并呼叫支援。
firefight 是一个复合词,由 fire(此处指“火力/开火”)+ fight(战斗)组成,字面意思就是“以火力进行的战斗”,常用于描述枪战式的短兵相接。