war
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A war is a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states. 戰爭
He spent part of the war in the National Guard. 他戰時在國民警衛隊服役了一段時間。
...matters of war and peace. …戰爭與和平的問題。
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. 最重要的就是達成協議，避免貿易戰。
3. N-VAR If you make war on someone or something that you are opposed to, you do things to stop them from succeeding. 鬭爭
She has been involved in the war against organized crime. 她蓡與了打擊有組織犯罪的鬭爭。
5. PHRASE If a country goes to war, it starts fighting a war. 開戰
Do you think this crisis can be settled without going to war?
你認爲不發動戰爭就能解決這場危機嗎？
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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.
（國家或群躰之間的）戰爭
nuclear war 核戰爭
a war film /grave /hero /poet 戰爭影片／軍人墓／戰鬭英雄／戰爭詩人
If this country goes to (= starts to fight in a) war we will have to face the fact that many people will die . 如果這個國家蓡戰，我們將不得不麪對很多人都要送命的現實。
Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 as a result of the invasion of Poland. 因爲德國入侵波蘭，所以英國和法國於1939年對德宣戰。
War broke out between the two countries after a border dispute . 邊界糾紛導致兩國之間爆發了戰爭。
They've been at war for the last five years . 過去5年他們一直在交戰。
He died in the First World War/the Vietnam war. 他在第一次世界大戰／越南戰爭中喪生。
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
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
神經戰，心理戰
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了一場價格戰。
The president vowed to wage war on/againstterrorism . 縂統發誓要打擊恐怖主義。
the war ondrugs 打擊毒品的戰鬭
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