war

n.战争；战争期间；斗争；论战

vi.进行战斗，作战；同…处于交战状态

noun

1. 战争；战争状态
   a situation in which two or more countries or groups of people fight against each other over a period of time
   1. the Second World War
      第二次世界大战
   2. the threat of (a) nuclear war
      核战争威胁
   3. to win/lose a/the war
      战胜 / 败
   4. the war between England and Scotland
      英格兰和苏格兰之间的战争
   5. England's war with/against Scotland
      英格兰和 / 对苏格兰的战争
   6. It was the year Britain declared war on Germany.
      那是英国对德国宣战的那一年。
   7. Social and political problems led to the outbreak (= the beginning) of war .
      社会和政治问题导致了战争的爆发。
   8. Where were you living when war broke out ?
      战争爆发时你住在哪儿？
   9. The government does not want to go to war (= start a war) unless all other alternatives have failed.
      除非所有其他方法都行不通，否则政府不希望开战。
   10. How long have they been at war ?
       他们交战有多长时间了？
   11. a war hero
       战斗英雄
   12. In the Middle Ages England waged war on France.
       在中世纪，英格兰向法国发动了战争。
   13. More troops are being despatched to the war zone .
       更多的部队被派往作战地区。
   14. the theatre of war (= the area in which fighting takes place)
       战区
2. （群体、公司、国家之间的）竞争，斗争，对抗，冲突
   a situation in which there is aggressive competition between groups, companies, countries, etc.
   1. the class war
      阶级斗争
   2. a trade war
      贸易战
3. （为消灭有害事物的）长期斗争；顽强抵御
   a fight or an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop sth unpleasant
   1. The government has declared war on drug dealers.
      政府已向贩毒分子宣战。
   2. We seem to be winning the war against crime.
      我们在打击犯罪方面似乎已做出成绩。

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war 战争

来自PIE*wers,搅拌，混乱，来自PIE*wer的扩大格，转，弯，词源同wrestle,versus。引申词义战争。

1. The war began with overnight air raids on Baghdad and Kuwait.
   战争以对巴格达和科威特的夜间空袭开始。
2. Civil war and famine sent the nation plunging into anarchy.
   内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。
3. The rebels have declared a ceasefire in their war of attrition against the government.
   在与政府的消耗战中，反叛者宣布停火。
4. Israel captured the territory in the 1967 War.
   在1967年的战争中，以色列占领了这块领土。
5. This was the darkest period of the war.
   这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
6. The years of civil war have dehumanized all of us.
   连年内战剥夺了我们所有人的人性。
7. The threat of nuclear war has diminished
   核战争的威胁已经减小了。
8. That war preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves
   那场战争保住了联邦政府，并解放了奴隶。
9. The cold war came to an end.
   冷战结束了。
10. Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its social fabric.
    经年内战已破坏了国家的基础设施，摧毁了其社会结构。
11. The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism
    战争的破坏和数百万年轻人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的根基。
12. The war was killing innocent women and children.
    战争夺走了许多无辜妇女和儿童的生命。
13. I know that you led a rifle platoon during the Second World War
    我知道你在二战期间率领一个步枪排。
14. For many years I have preached against war.
    我多年来都在进行反战宣传。
15. Although this part of Normandy was badly bombed during the war it has been completely reconstructed.
    尽管诺曼底的这个区域在战争中遭受了狂轰滥炸，但之后它已经被彻底重建了。
16. We cannot take sides in a civil war
    内战中我们不能支持任何一方。
17. They waged a price war.
    他们打起了价格战。
18. He spent part of the war in the National Guard
    战争期间，他在国民警卫队呆过一段时间。
19. The most important thing is to reach an agreement and to avoid a trade war.
    最重要的是达成协议，避免贸易战。
20. She has been involved in the war against organised crime.
    她参与了打击有组织犯罪的斗争。
21. Ben has also been in the wars. He is still in plaster after breaking a leg.
    本也受了伤。他摔断了一条腿，现在还打着石膏。
22. Do you think this crisis can be settled without going to war?
    你认为这场危机能和平解决吗？
23. Animal rights activists have been engaged in an increasingly bitter war of words with many of the nation's zoos.
    动物权利保护者和该国多家动物园展开了越来越激烈的论战。
24. His family suffered all kinds of hardships during the war.
    他家在战争期间受尽了苦难。
25. His government has tonight declared war on the neighbouring country.
    他的政府已在今夜向邻国宣战了。
26. In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.
    在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
27. The war criminals sue for peace.
    战犯求和。