war
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A war is a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states. 战争
He spent part of the war in the National Guard. 他战时在国民警卫队服役了一段时间。
...matters of war and peace. …战争与和平的问题。
2. N-VAR War is intense economic competition between countries or organizations. 激烈竞争
The most important thing is to reach an agreement and to avoid a trade war. 最重要的就是达成协议，避免贸易战。
3. N-VAR If you make war on someone or something that you are opposed to, you do things to stop them from succeeding. 斗争
She has been involved in the war against organized crime. 她参与了打击有组织犯罪的斗争。
5. PHRASE If a country goes to war, it starts fighting a war. 开战
Do you think this crisis can be settled without going to war?
你认为不发动战争就能解决这场危机吗？
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war /wɔː/ (wars)
剑桥词典
- 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.
（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
If this country goes to (= starts to fight in a) war we will have to face the fact that many people will die . 如果这个国家参战，我们将不得不面对很多人都要送命的现实。
Britain 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 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。
They'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
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
any situation in which there is strong competition between opposing sides or a great fight against something harmful
争夺，竞争
The 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。
The president vowed to wage war on/againstterrorism . 总统发誓要打击恐怖主义。
the war ondrugs 打击毒品的战斗
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