warfare

英 [ˈwɔːfeə(r)]

美 [ˈwɔːrfer]

n.  战; 作战; 战争; (群体、公司等之间的)斗争，竞争，冲突

CET6考研TOEFLTEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.6384 / COCA.5066

牛津词典

noun

• 战；作战；战争
  the activity of fighting a war, especially using particular weapons or methods
  1. air/naval/guerrilla, etc. warfare
     空战、海战、游击战等
  2. countries engaged in warfare
     参战国
• （群体、公司等之间的）斗争，竞争，冲突
  the activity of competing in an aggressive way with another group, company, etc.
  1. class/gang warfare
     阶级 / 帮派斗争
  2. The debate soon degenerated into open warfare.
     争论很快恶化，演变成了公开的论战。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 作战;战争
  Warfareis the activity of fighting a war.
  1. ...the threat of chemical warfare.
     化学战的威胁
• N-UNCOUNT 打架;冲突;斗争
  Warfareis sometimes used to refer to any violent struggle or conflict.
  1. Much of the violence is related to drugs and gang warfare...
     大多数暴力事件都与吸毒和群殴有关。
  2. At times party rivalries have broken out into open warfare.
     政党间的矛盾有时爆发为公开的冲突。

英英释义

noun

• the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  1. thousands of people were killed in the war
  Synonym:war
• an active struggle between competing entities
  1. a price war
  2. a war of wits
  3. diplomatic warfare
  Synonym:war

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