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
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.304 / COCA.349
同义词辨析
waractionbattlecombatfight【导航词义:战斗】
warn. 战争
〔辨析〕
通常指敌对国家之间或国内敌对势力之间进行的大规模武力战争,其中可包括多个战役(battle)。
〔例证〕
We are fighting a just war.
我们在打一场正义战争。
The dawn of peace has appeared, but the danger of war still remains.
和平的曙光已经出现,但战争的危险依然存在。
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
人类必须结束战争,否则战争就会毁灭人类。
我们在打一场正义战争。
The dawn of peace has appeared, but the danger of war still remains.
和平的曙光已经出现,但战争的危险依然存在。
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
人类必须结束战争,否则战争就会毁灭人类。
actionn. 战斗,作战
〔辨析〕
指战争中的军事行动,为不可数名词。
〔例证〕
His son was killed in action in Vietnam.
他的儿子在越战中阵亡。
They went into action against superior forces.
他们跟更为强大的军队作战。
Can military action be avoided?
军事战斗可以避免吗?
他的儿子在越战中阵亡。
They went into action against superior forces.
他们跟更为强大的军队作战。
Can military action be avoided?
军事战斗可以避免吗?
battlen. 战役,战斗
〔辨析〕
通常指敌对双方的军队之间的交战,尤指大型战争中的某一次战役。
〔例证〕
It was the most crucial battle in the whole war.
那是整个战争中最为关键的一次战役。
We won the war after a decisive battle.
经过一场决战后,我们取得了战争的胜利。
那是整个战争中最为关键的一次战役。
We won the war after a decisive battle.
经过一场决战后,我们取得了战争的胜利。
combatn. 战斗,作战;格斗
〔辨析〕
指战争中的军事行动,尤指小规模的战斗,作此义解时常可与action 换用;也可指人或群体间的打斗。
〔例证〕
Corporal Jill was killed in combat/action.
吉尔下士阵亡了。
They were decisively defeated in combat/action.
他们在战斗中被彻底击败。
The soldiers were trained in unarmed combat.
士兵们接受了徒手格斗训练。
吉尔下士阵亡了。
They were decisively defeated in combat/action.
他们在战斗中被彻底击败。
The soldiers were trained in unarmed combat.
士兵们接受了徒手格斗训练。
fightn. 战斗;打斗
〔辨析〕
普通用词,尤指敌对军队间为争夺某一地方或位置而进行的战斗,也可指人或帮派之间的争斗。
〔例证〕
After a fierce fight, the enemy yielded to our army.
经过一场激战,敌人向我军投降了。
The soldiers expended all their ammunition in the fight.
士兵们在战斗中用尽了所有的弹药。
Tom's always getting into fights at school.
汤姆老是在学校打架。
经过一场激战,敌人向我军投降了。
The soldiers expended all their ammunition in the fight.
士兵们在战斗中用尽了所有的弹药。
Tom's always getting into fights at school.
汤姆老是在学校打架。
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- 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 / 败 - the war between England and Scotland
英格兰和苏格兰之间的战争 - England's war with/against Scotland
英格兰和 / 对苏格兰的战争 - It was the year Britain declared war on Germany.
那是英国对德国宣战的那一年。 - 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.
除非所有其他方法都行不通,否则政府不希望开战。 - How long have they been at war ?
他们交战有多长时间了? - a war hero
战斗英雄 - In the Middle Ages England waged war on France.
在中世纪,英格兰向法国发动了战争。 - More troops are being despatched to the war zone .
更多的部队被派往作战地区。 - the theatre of war (= the area in which fighting takes place)
战区
- the Second World War
- (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.- the class war
阶级斗争 - a trade war
贸易战
- the class war
- (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- The government has declared war on drug dealers.
政府已向贩毒分子宣战。 - 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。
- The government has declared war on drug dealers.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 战争
Awaris a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states.- 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。 - ...matters of war and peace...
战争与和平的问题 - They've been at war for the last fifteen years.
最近15年来他们一直在打仗。
- He spent part of the war in the National Guard...
- N-VAR (国家或组织之间的)经济竞争
Waris intense economic competition between countries or organizations.- 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。
- The most important thing is to reach an agreement and to avoid a trade war.
- N-VAR 宣战;斗争
If you makewar onsomeone or something that you are opposed to, you do things to stop them succeeding.- She has been involved in the war against organised crime.
她参与了打击有组织犯罪的斗争。 - ...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…
- She has been involved in the war against organised crime.
- 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.- 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。
- Ben has also been in the wars. He is still in plaster after breaking a leg.
- PHRASE 开战;打仗
If a countrygoes to war, it starts fighting a war.- 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?
- Do you think this crisis can be settled without going to war?
- 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.- 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。
- Animal rights activists have been engaged in an increasingly bitter war of words with many of the nation's zoos.
- tolose the battle but win the war→ see:battle
英英释义
noun
- a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
- the war on poverty
- the war against crime
- the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
- thousands of people were killed in the war
- an active struggle between competing entities
- a price war
- a war of wits
- diplomatic warfare
- a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
- war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
verb
- make or wage war
双语例句
- We cannot take sides in a civil war
内战中我们不能支持任何一方。 - She has been involved in the war against organised crime.
她参与了打击有组织犯罪的斗争。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The cold war came to an end.
冷战结束了。 - 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。 - 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? - The threat of nuclear war has diminished
核战争的威胁已经减小了。 - The years of civil war have dehumanized all of us.
连年内战剥夺了我们所有人的人性。