war
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR A war is a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states. 戰(zhàn)爭
He spent part of the war in the National Guard. 他戰(zhàn)時在國民警衛(wèi)隊(duì)服役了一段時間。
...matters of war and peace. …戰(zhàn)爭與和平的問題。
2. N-VAR War is intense economic competition between countries or organizations. 激烈競爭
The most important thing is to reach an agreement and to avoid a trade war. 最重要的就是達(dá)成協(xié)議，避免貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)。
3. N-VAR If you make war on someone or something that you are opposed to, you do things to stop them from succeeding. 斗爭
She has been involved in the war against organized crime. 她參與了打擊有組織犯罪的斗爭。
5. PHRASE If a country goes to war, it starts fighting a war. 開戰(zhàn)
Do you think this crisis can be settled without going to war?
你認(rèn)為不發(fā)動戰(zhàn)爭就能解決這場危機(jī)嗎？
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war /w??/ (wars)
劍橋詞典
- armed fighting between two or more countries or groups , or a particular example of this
- The war has claimed thousands of lives .
- The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs .
- America declared war on Japan in 1941.
- There is likely to be civil war if the region tries to secede from the south .
- The number of casualties was appallingly high in both wars.
（國家或群體之間的）戰(zhàn)爭
nuclear war 核戰(zhàn)爭
a war film /grave /hero /poet 戰(zhàn)爭影片／軍人墓／戰(zhàn)斗英雄／戰(zhàn)爭詩人
If this country goes to (= starts to fight in a) war we will have to face the fact that many people will die . 如果這個國家參戰(zhàn)，我們將不得不面對很多人都要送命的現(xiàn)實(shí)。
Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 as a result of the invasion of Poland. 因?yàn)榈聡肭植ㄌm，所以英國和法國于1939年對德宣戰(zhàn)。
War broke out between the two countries after a border dispute . 邊界糾紛導(dǎo)致兩國之間爆發(fā)了戰(zhàn)爭。
They've been at war for the last five years . 過去5年他們一直在交戰(zhàn)。
He died in the First World War/the Vietnam war. 他在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)／越南戰(zhàn)爭中喪生。
?war of attrition
a war that is fought over a long period and only ends when one side has neither the soldiers and equipment nor the determination left to continue fighting
消耗戰(zhàn)
?war of nerves
a situation , often before a competition or battle , in which each opposing side attempts to frighten or discourage the other by making threats or by showing how strong it is
神經(jīng)戰(zhàn)，心理戰(zhàn)
any situation in which there is strong competition between opposing sides or a great fight against something harmful
爭奪，競爭
The past few months have witnessed a price war between leading supermarkets . 最近幾個月幾家主要的超市之間爆發(fā)了一場價(jià)格戰(zhàn)。
The president vowed to wage war on/againstterrorism . 總統(tǒng)發(fā)誓要打擊恐怖主義。
the war ondrugs 打擊毒品的戰(zhàn)斗
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