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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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

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

noun

He doubted their claim to have forsaken military solutions to the civil war
他对他们声称已经放弃通过武力解决内战感到怀疑。
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。
The Patriotic Front took power after a three-month civil war
经过3个月内战，爱国阵线夺取了政权。
His church became a sanctuary for thousands of people who fled the civil war.
他的教堂成为成千上万逃离内战的人们的避难所。
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。
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 savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region
那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。
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。
He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war
他已经发出了警告，国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。