war

英 [wɔː(r)]

美 [wɔːr]

n.  战争; 战争状态; (群体、公司、国家之间的)竞争，斗争，对抗，冲突; (为消灭有害事物的)长期斗争; 顽强抵御
vi.  进行战斗; 作战; 同…处于交战状态

复数：wars　现在分词：warring　过去式：warred　第三人称单数：wars　过去分词：warred　

中考高考CET4CET6考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.304 / COCA.349

同义词辨析

waractionbattlecombatfight【导航词义：战斗】

习惯用语

n.

have been in the wars
• 打架受伤；在事故中受伤
  to have been injured in a fight or an accident
• 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？
a war of nerves
• 神经战（利用心理压力摧毁对方的斗志）
  an attempt to defeat your opponents by putting pressure on them so that they lose courage or confidence
a war of words
• 舌战；论战
  a bitter argument or disagreement over a period of time between two or more people or groups
• the political war of words over tax
  有关税收问题的政治论战
all's fair in love and war
• 在情场和战场上可以不择手段
  in some situations any type of behaviour is acceptable to get what you want

牛津词典

noun

• 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
• （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
• （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。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 战争
  Awaris a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states.
  1. 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。
  2. ...matters of war and peace...
     战争与和平的问题
  3. They've been at war for the last fifteen years.
     最近15年来他们一直在打仗。
• N-VAR (国家或组织之间的)经济竞争
  Waris intense economic competition between countries or organizations.
  1. 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。
• N-VAR 宣战;斗争
  If you makewar onsomeone or something that you are opposed to, you do things to stop them succeeding.
  1. She has been involved in the war against organised crime.
     她参与了打击有组织犯罪的斗争。
  2. ...if the United States is to be successful in its war on drugs.
     如果美国想在反毒斗争中获得胜利…
• See also:warringcivil warCold Warcouncil of war
• PHRASE (在打架或事故中)受伤
  If someonehas been in the wars, they have been injured, for example in a fight or in an accident.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 开战;打仗
  If a countrygoes to war, it starts fighting a war.
  1. 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？
• PHRASE 论战;口水战
  If two people, countries, or organizations have awar of words, they criticize each other because they strongly disagree about something.
  1. 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。
• tolose the battle but win the war→ see:battle

英英释义

noun

• a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
  1. the war on poverty
  2. the war against crime
• the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  1. thousands of people were killed in the war
  Synonym:warfare
• an active struggle between competing entities
  1. a price war
  2. a war of wits
  3. diplomatic warfare
  Synonym:warfare
• a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
  1. war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
  Synonym:state of war

verb

• make or wage war

双语例句

• 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。
• For many years I have preached against war.
  我多年来都在进行反战宣传。
• 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。
• They waged a price war.
  他们打起了价格战。
• 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。
• This was the darkest period of the war.
  这是那次战争中最黑暗的时期。
• His government has tonight declared war on the neighbouring country.
  他的政府已在今夜向邻国宣战了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。