war
noun/wɔː(r)/
/wɔːr/
Idioms - [uncountable, countable] a situation in which two or more countries or groups of people fight against each other over a period of time
战争；战争状态 - the Second World War
第二次世界大战 - the threat of (a) nuclear war
核战争威胁 - to win/lose a/the war
战胜；战败 - war between A and B the war between England and Scotland
英格兰和苏格兰之间的战争 - war with somebody England's war with Scotland
英格兰和苏格兰的战争 - war against somebody The war against Spain lasted 18 years.
对西班牙的战争持续了18年。 - war on somebody It was the year Britain declared war on Germany.
那是英国对德国宣战的那一年。 - (formal) In the Middle Ages England waged war on France.
在中世纪，英格兰向法国发动了战争。 - He returned home to the US at the end of the war.
战争结束后，他回到美国。 - 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。 - Where were you living when war broke out?
战争爆发时你住在哪儿？ - The government does not want to go to war (= start a war) unless all other alternatives have failed.
除非其他所有方法都行不通，否则政府不希望开战。 - The two countries fought a short but bloody war.
两国间打了一场短暂但血腥的战争。 - My grandfather fought in the war.
我爷爷参加过那场战争。 - Her husband was killed during the war.
她丈夫在战争中牺牲了。 - at war How long have they been at war?
他们交战有多长时间了？ - a war hero/veteran
战斗英雄；经历过战争的老兵 - More troops are being despatched to the war zone.
更多的部队被派往作战地区。 - (formal) the theatre of war (= the area in which fighting takes place)
战区
Homophones war | worewar wore/wɔː(r)//wɔːr/- war noun
- It's in memory of the soldiers who gave their lives during the war.
这是为了纪念在战争中献出生命的士兵。
- It's in memory of the soldiers who gave their lives during the war.
- wore verb (past tense of wear)
- He wore his raincoat all day, even though it was sunny.
尽管天气晴朗，他还是整天穿着雨衣。
- He wore his raincoat all day, even though it was sunny.
Collocations War and peaceWar and peaceStarting a war- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
Wordfindersee also civil war, cold war, council of war, phoney war, post-war, pre-war, prisoner of war, proxy war, warring, world war- aggression
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Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflicta2- Both candidates have distinguished war records.
两位候选人都曾在战争中有过出色表现。 - Congress has made a formal declaration of war.
国会已经正式宣战。 - Every available resource went towards the war effort.
一切可用的资源都投入到战备中去了。 - He took part in the Vietnam War.
他参加过越南战争。 - He was wounded twice during the course of the war.
他在战争期间受过两次伤。 - In times of war, troops were billeted in the mill.
战时，部队驻扎在磨坊里。 - My grandfather fought in the Korean War.
我爷爷参加过朝鲜战争。 - Six years of total war had left no citizen untouched.
六年的全面战争让所有国民都受到了影响。 - The Spartans were persuaded to make war on Athens.
斯巴达人被说服对雅典人发动了战争。 - The US declared war on Japan.
美国对日宣战。 - The United States entered the war in 1917.
美国于 1917 年参战。 - The country has long been a theatre/theater of war.
这个国家长期以来一直在打仗。 - The country was now in a state of war.
该国正处在交战状态。 - The country went to war in 1914.
该国1914年卷入战争。 - The crisis took Europe to the brink of war.
这场危机把欧洲推到了战争边缘。 - The outcome of the war was far from certain.
战争的胜负还远未确定。 - The terrorists were charged with waging war against the state.
恐怖分子被指控向那个国家发动战争。 - The war raged for nearly two years.
激烈的战争持续了将近两年。 - These aircraft are designed to take troops and weapons to any theatre of war in the shortest time possible.
设计这些飞机是为了在尽可能短的时间内将部队和武器运送到任何一个战区。 - Unexploded mines were a big danger to civilians in the aftermath of the war.
战后，没爆炸的地雷对平民构成了重大威胁。 - a country at war
交战国 - a war of liberation
解放战争 - critiques of the mainstream media's war coverage
对主流媒体有关战争报道的评论 - killed in war
阵亡 - talks to prevent the war from escalating
阻止战争升级的会谈 - the Greek war for independence
希腊独立战争 - the Soviet war machine
苏联战争机器 - the shortage of food during the war years
战争年代的食物短缺 - the war against the French
反法战争 - the war correspondent of a daily newspaper
一家日报的战地记者 - war between Iran and Iraq
两伊战争 - The USA declared war on Germany in 1917.
美国于1917年向德国宣战。 - The two countries were at war for eight years.
两国之间的战争打了八年。 - When war broke out he became separated from his family.
战争爆发后，他与家人失散。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- impending
- …
- be in
- fight in
- fight
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- approach
- loom
- threaten
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- years
- hero
- veteran
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- at war
- between the wars
- in (a/the) war
- …
- the aftermath of the war
- the brink of war
- the course of a/the war
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- the Second World War
- [countable, uncountable] a situation in which there is aggressive competition between groups, companies, countries, etc.
（群体、公司、国家之间的）竞争，斗争，对抗，冲突 - war with somebody The US threatened a trade war with Europe after the breakdown of the talks.
会谈破裂后，美国威胁说要与欧洲展开贸易战。 - war against/on somebody They launched a trade war against France.
他们对法国发动了贸易战。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- impending
- …
- be in
- fight in
- fight
- …
- approach
- loom
- threaten
- …
- years
- hero
- veteran
- …
- at war
- between the wars
- in (a/the) war
- …
- the aftermath of the war
- the brink of war
- the course of a/the war
- …
- war with somebody The US threatened a trade war with Europe after the breakdown of the talks.
- [uncountable, singular] a fight or an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop something unpleasant
（为消灭有害事物的）长期斗争；顽强抵御 - war on somebody/something The government has declared war on drug dealers.
政府已向贩毒分子宣战。 - Our two countries work together in fighting the war on terrorism.
我们两国共同努力打击恐怖主义。 - war against somebody/something 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。 - a war against drug abuse
反毒品战争
Synonyms campaigncampaignbattle ▪ struggle ▪ drive ▪ war ▪ fightThese are all words for an effort made to achieve or prevent something.campaign a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim:- the campaign for parliamentary reform
要求议会进行改革的运动 - an advertising campaign
广告宣传运动（以推销某产品）
- She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
她终于赢得了这场要求赔偿的法律斗争。 - the endless battle between man and nature
人与自然之间无休止的斗争
- the struggle for independence
为独立的斗争 - the struggle between good and evil
正邪之争
- the drive for greater efficiency
为提高效率而作出的努力 - a drive to reduce energy consumption
为减少能源消耗而发起的运动
- the war against crime
反犯罪活动的斗争
- Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
工人赢得了阻止强制裁员的斗争。
- a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight against something
- a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight for something
- a one-man/one-woman/personal campaign/battle/struggle/war
- a bitter campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight
- to launch/embark on a campaign/battle/drive
- to lead/continue the campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight
- to win/lose a battle/struggle/war/fight
- war on somebody/something The government has declared war on drug dealers.
Word Originlate Old English werre, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guerre, from a Germanic base shared by worse.
Idioms
all’s fair in love and war
- (saying) in some situations any type of behaviour is acceptable to get what you want
在情场和战场上可以不择手段
have been in the wars
- (informal) to have been injured in a fight or an accident
打架受伤；在事故中受伤 - You look like you've been in the wars—who gave you that black eye?
看样子你打架受伤了，是谁把你打得鼻青眼肿？
- You look like you've been in the wars—who gave you that black eye?
a war of nerves
- an attempt to defeat your opponents by putting pressure on them so that they lose courage or confidence
神经战（利用心理压力摧毁对方的斗志） - The union has been fighting a war of nerves with the management over pay.
工会一直在为薪酬的事与资方进行心理战。
- The union has been fighting a war of nerves with the management over pay.
a war of words
- a bitter argument over a period of time between two or more people or groups
舌战；论战 - the political war of words over tax
有关税收问题的政治论战
- the political war of words over tax