war
noun[CorU]
uk/wɔːr/us/wɔːr/A2
armedfightingbetween two or morecountriesorgroups, or aparticularexampleof this:
（国家或群体之间的）战争nuclearwar核战争
a warfilm/grave/hero/poet战争影片／军人墓／战斗英雄／战争诗人
If thiscountrygoes to(=startstofightin a)war we will have tofacethefactthat manypeoplewilldie.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。
Britainand FrancedeclaredwaronGermany in 1939 as aresultof theinvasionof Poland.因为德国入侵波兰，所以英国和法国于1939年对德宣战。
Warbrokeoutbetween the twocountriesafter aborderdispute.边界纠纷导致两国之间爆发了战争。
They've beenatwar for the last fiveyears.过去5年他们一直在交战。
Hediedin the FirstWorldWar/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 isfoughtover alongperiodand onlyendswhen onesidehas neither thesoldiersandequipmentnorthedeterminationlefttocontinuefighting
消耗战war of nerves
asituation, often before acompetitionorbattle, in which eachopposingsideattemptstofrightenordiscouragethe other by makingthreatsor byshowinghowstrongit is
神经战，心理战C2
anysituationin which there isstrongcompetitionbetweenopposingsidesor agreatfightagainst somethingharmful:
争夺，竞争The past fewmonthshavewitnessedapricewar betweenleadingsupermarkets.最近几个月几家主要的超市之间爆发了一场价格战。
Thepresidentvowedtowagewaron/againstterrorism.总统发誓要打击恐怖主义。
the warondrugs打击毒品的战斗
- The war hasclaimedthousands oflives.
- Theprimeministeris tomeethisEuropeancounterpartstodiscussthe war againstdrugs.
- Americadeclaredwar on Japan in 1941.
- There islikelyto becivilwar if theregiontriestosecedefrom thesouth.
- Thenumberofcasualtieswasappallinglyhigh in both wars.
War
- antebellum
- anti-militarism
- asymmetric warfare
- battle-scarred
- bellicose
- footing
- Geneva Convention
- germ warfare
- gung-ho
- rules of engagement
- scorched-earth policy
- SDI
- sinew
- sinews of waridiom
- the Great War
- the Second World War
- wartime
- world war
- World War I
- World War II
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Idioms
be in the wars
war clouds are gathering