civil war

英 [ˌsɪvl ˈwɔː(r)]

美 [ˌsɪvl ˈwɔːr]

n.  内战; 美国内战，美国南北战争(1861–1865)

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牛津词典

noun

• 内战
  a war between groups of people in the same country
  1. the Spanish Civil War
     西班牙内战
  2. 30 years of bitter civil war
     30年惨烈的内战
• 美国内战，美国南北战争（1861–1865）
  the war fought in the US between the northern and the southern states in the years 1861 to 1865

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 内战
  Acivil waris a war which is fought between different groups of people who live in the same country.
  1. ...the Spanish Civil War.
     西班牙内战

英英释义

noun

• a war between factions in the same country

双语例句

• The country had witnessed scenes of tumult not far removed from civil war
  这个国家经历了无异于内战的动乱局势。
• We cannot take sides in a civil war
  内战中我们不能支持任何一方。
• Her family was given safe conduct to Britain when civil war broke out.
  内战爆发时，她全家获得了前往英国的安全通行许可。
• There are many who believe that civil war will be the eventual outcome of the racial tension in the country
  有很多人相信，该国种族关系的紧张最终将导致内战。
• 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。
• For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.
  20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。
• Civil war could come if the country breaks up
  如果国家分裂就会爆发内战。
• The date of the document can be deduced from references to the Civil War
  这份文件的日期可以从其中多次提到内战之处进行推断。
• The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock
  为结束内战而进行的最新谈判好像要陷入僵局。
• The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday
  昨天，内战夺去了一位联合国译员的生命。