fight a battle

打仗；作战

a long-running legal battle

一场旷日持久的法律争讼

A good beginning is half the battle.

良好的开始是成功的一半。

I realized running was a battle against myself.

我意识到跑步是一场与自己的较量。

battle for

与……斗争

They battled with / against the winds and waves.

他们与风浪搏斗。

How did our ancestors battle nature with the basic tools they had?

我们的祖先是如何用他们的简单工具与大自然抗争的？