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warHwC:5, $wC:rnarmed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this战争nuclear war [U]核战争a war film/grave/hero/poet战争影片/墓地/英雄/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. [U]假如国家参战，我们将面临的现实就是许多人将为此送命。Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 as a result of the invasion of Poland. [U]1939年德国入侵波兰，因此英国和法国对德宣战。War broke out between the two countries after a border dispute. [U]边界争端导致两国爆发了战争。They've been at war for the last five years. [U]他们之间迄今已打了5年仗了。He died in World War Ⅰ/the Vietnam war. [C] 他死于第一次世界大战/越南战争。A war of attrition is a war which 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. [C]消耗战A war of nerves is a situation, often before a competition or BATTLE, in which two opposing sides attempt to frighten or discourage each other by making threats or by showing how strong or clever they are.神经战，心理战The lead-up to tonight's boxing match has seen the usual war of nerves in the press. [C]新闻界一贯的神经战已经成为今晚拳击赛的前奏。A war is also any situation in which there is fierce competition between opposing sides or a great fight against something harmful.对抗，竞争The new import tax could provoke a trade war between the two nations. [C]新的进口税可能会引发那两个国家之间一场贸易战。The past few months have witnessed a price war between leading supermarkets.在过去几个月里主要的超级市场之间发生了一场价格战。The government are to step up their attempt to wage war against/on drugs. [U]政府增强力度，开展反毒品斗争。A war bride is a girl or woman who, during a war, marries a member of the armed forces from a different country.战时新娘(指战时嫁给外国军人的妇女)If someone says that war clouds are gathering over a particular country they mean that a war seems increasingly likely there.战争阴云，冲突的预兆It was the 1930s, unemployment was around three million and war clouds were already on the horizon in Europe.20世纪30年代，失业人数达到了300万，战争的阴云已经笼罩在欧洲的地平线上。A war crime is a crime which is committed during a war which breaks the accepted international rules of war.战争罪行(指战争期间违反国际准则的行为)Genocide is a war crime.种族灭绝是一种战争罪行。He was a Nazi war criminal (= someone who committed war crimes).他是个纳粹战犯。A war cry (also battle cry) is a phrase or word shouted by people as they start to fight, which is intended to give them the strength and courage to fight harder.(作战时的)呐喊，喊杀声(fig.) The phrase 'burn your bra!' was the feminists'war cry of the 1970s.“烧了你的胸罩！”是20世纪70年代女权主义者的呐喊。A war dance is a ceremonial dance, performed by some TRIBAL people, either before they fight or after a victory.(原始部落作战前或战胜后的仪式性的)战舞You quite often see footballers doing a sort of war dance just after they've scored a goal these days.如今你经常看到足球运动员进了一个球后会跳起某种战舞。A war game is a pretend military BATTLE which is performed only for the purpose of training officers.(用于训练军官的)军事演习A war memorial is a large structure, made esp. of stone, which is built in honour of those people who died in a particular war.战争纪念碑，阵亡将士纪念碑War paint is a paint used by some people to decorate the face and body before fighting.(部落人用的)出征前涂在脸上和身上的颜料(humorous) War paint is also make-up.化妆品"Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come" (Carl Sandburg in the poem The People, Yes, 1936) “有时他们会挑起战争，但没有人会来”(出自卡尔·桑德堡的诗《人民，是的》)"The war to end all wars" (used to describe World War Ⅰ)“结束一切战争的战争”(用以描述第一次世界大战)
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