| 词汇 | war |
| 释义 | war noun[ C or U ] uk /wɔːr/ us /wɔːr/ A2 armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this: （国家或群体之间的）战争 nuclear war核战争 a war film/grave/hero/poet战争影片／军人墓／战斗英雄／战争诗人 go to warIf this country goes to (= starts to fight in a) war we will have to face the fact that many people will die.如果这个国家参战，我们将不得不面对很多人都要送命的现实。 declare war onBritain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 as a result of the invasion of Poland.因为德国入侵波兰，所以英国和法国于1939年对德宣战。 war breaks outWar broke out between the two countries after a border dispute.边界纠纷导致两国之间爆发了战争。 at warThey've been at war for the last five years.过去5年他们一直在交战。 He died in the First World War/the Vietnam war.他在第一次世界大战／越南战争中丧生。 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: 消耗战 The war of attrition between the two countries has lasted for decades now. 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: 神经战，心理战 Protestors are waging a war of nerves with the police. C2 any situation in which there is strong competition between opposing sides or a great fight against something harmful: 争夺，竞争 price warThe past few months have witnessed a price war between leading supermarkets.最近几个月几家主要的超市之间爆发了一场价格战。 wage war on/againstThe president vowed to wage war on/against terrorism.总统发誓要打击恐怖主义。 war onFor thirty years, the war on drugs has used up enormous human and financial resources. The war has claimed thousands of lives.战争已夺去了数千人的生命。 The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs.首相将会见欧洲各国首脑就打击毒品犯罪进行商讨。 America declared war on Japan in 1941. There is likely to be civil war if the region tries to secede from the south.如果这一地区想脱离南方而独立，很可能会爆发内战。 The number of casualties was appallingly high in both wars.两场战争的伤亡人数都高得惊人。 War antebellum anti-militarism asymmetric warfare battle-scarred bellicose conflagration germ warfare gung-ho holy war horizontal escalation SDI sinew sinews of waridiom smokescreen sniper's alley the Great War the Second World War world war World War I World War II You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fighting Arguments & disagreements Idiomsbe in the wars war clouds are gathering war | American Dictionarywar noun[ C/U ] us/wɔr/ armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of such fighting: [ C ]Can any country fight two wars at the same time? [ U ]War is something to avoid. [ U ]Several nations were at war. A war can also be any situation in which there is strong competition between opposing sides or a joint effort against something harmful: [ C ]Airlines engage in fare wars to attract new customers. [ U ]It sometimes seems like the war on cancer has stalled. war | Business Englishwar noun[ C ] COMMERCE, ECONOMICSuk /wɔːr/us a situation in which businesses, countries, etc. compete against each other very strongly: In the supermarket war, Asda slashed the price of petrol. at warThe banks are at war for each other's business accounts. lose/wage/win a warThe EU is in danger of losing the propaganda war. See also bidding war price war sales war trade war |
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