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| act of war n | (action that provokes a war) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争行为 zhàn zhēng xíng wéi
TCTraditional Chinese 戰爭行為 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 侵略行为 zhàn zhēng xíng wéi，qīn lüè xíng wéi |
| | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, provoking the US to enter WWII. |
| all-out war n | (full-scale combat) | SCSimplified Chinese 全面战争 quán miàn zhàn zhēng
TCTraditional Chinese 全面戰爭 |
| | The drug cartels along the US-Mexico border have declared an all-out war against law enforcement. |
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 反对战争的 fǎn duì zhàn zhēng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 反战的 fǎn duì zhàn zhēng de，fǎn zhàn de |
| art of war n | (military strategy) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争艺术 zhàn zhēng yì shù
TCTraditional Chinese 戰爭藝術 |
| | General Patton was an avid student of the art of war. |
| at war adj | (in armed conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 战时 zhàn shí
TCTraditional Chinese 戰時 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 战争中 zhàn shí，zhàn zhēng zhōng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 处于交战状态 zhàn shí，chǔ yú jiāo zhàn zhuàng tài |
| | The Prime Minister has just declared that the nation is at war. |
| | 总理刚宣布国家处于战时状态。 |
| at war with [sb] expr | (in armed conflict with) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…交战 yǔ … jiāo zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 與…交戰 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…处于交战状态 |
| | Britain had been at war with France since 1803. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) | SCSimplified Chinese 发生争执 fā shēng zhēng zhí
TCTraditional Chinese 發生爭執 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 口角 fā shēng zhēng zhí，kǒu jué |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| | 两政党就税务问题发生争执。 |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (in a dispute with) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…发生争执 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…发生口角 |
| | Mr. Ellis has been at war with his neighbour Mr Barker about the state of his garden. |
| at war with [sth] expr | figurative (ideas, desires: in conflict with) (思想、观念) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…冲突 yǔ chōng tū
TCTraditional Chinese 與…衝突 |
| | The Church has often been openly at war with Marxism. |
| | 教堂经常明确反对马克思主义。 |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (fighting, in conflict with) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…打起来 |
| | Some militant vegans are at war with meat eaters. |
| | 有些激进的全素主义者与吃肉的人发生了冲突。 |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | SCSimplified Chinese 内战 nèi zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 內戰 |
| | The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population. |
| | 内战使该国家近一半的人口流离失所。 |
the Civil War,
the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国内战
TCTraditional Chinese 美國內戰 |
| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| | 美国内战爆发于1861年4月。 |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) (前苏联和西方国家之间的敌对状态) | SCSimplified Chinese 冷战 lěng zhàn |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) | SCSimplified Chinese 冷战 lěng zhàn |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) (指人际间) | SCSimplified Chinese 冷战 lěng zhàn |
| conventional war n | (with traditional weapons) | SCSimplified Chinese 常规战争 cháng guī zhàn zhēng
TCTraditional Chinese 常規戰爭 |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣战公告 xuān zhàn gōng gào
TCTraditional Chinese 宣戰公告 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 宣战声明 xuān zhàn gōng gào ，xuān zhàn shēng míng |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣战 xuān zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 宣戰 |
| | On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war. |
declare war on [sb/sth],
declare war against [sb/sth] v expr | (state intention to make war with) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…宣战
TCTraditional Chinese 向…宣戰 |
| | France declared war on Prussia on July 19, 1870. |
| | On July 28th 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. |
| | 法国在1870年7月19日向普鲁士王国宣战。// 1914年7月28日，奥匈帝国向塞尔维亚宣战。 |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣战 xuān zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 宣戰 |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| | 1971年，理查德·尼克松总统向毒品宣战。 |
| dirty war n | (war: regime against insurgents) | SCSimplified Chinese 肮脏战争 |
the First World War,
World War One,
World War I,
the Great War n | (international conflict 1914-1919) (1914 - 1919年) | SCSimplified Chinese 第一次世界大战
TCTraditional Chinese 第一次世界大戰 |
| foreign war n | (warfare waged in another country) | SCSimplified Chinese 国外战争 |
French and Indian War,
UK: Seven Years' War n | (18th-century war) (18世纪的战争) | SCSimplified Chinese 法国印第安人战争 |
| | England took control of Quebec in the French and Indian War. |
frigate bird,
man-o'-war bird,
hurricane-bird n | (seabird) | SCSimplified Chinese 军舰鸟 |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) (歹徒，帮派) | SCSimplified Chinese 打群架 dǎ qún jià |
| | (歹徒，帮派) | SCSimplified Chinese 火并，帮派斗殴 huǒ bìng，bāng pài dòu ōu |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) | SCSimplified Chinese 卷入战争
TCTraditional Chinese 捲入戰爭 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 开战 |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) | SCSimplified Chinese 参战 cān zhàn |
| | The exhibition highlights how many young men went to war from Wells and the surrounding villages. |
| god of war n | (mythology: Mars, Ares, Odin, etc.) (神话，包括宙斯、阿瑞斯、欧丁等) | SCSimplified Chinese 战神 zhàn shén |
| | Mars was the Roman god of war. |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) (政治) | SCSimplified Chinese 鹰派，持强硬路线者 yīng pài ，chí qiáng yìng lù xiàn zhě |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
| | 新国会议员是位鹰派人士，正试图再次提高国防开支。 |
| holy war n | (crusade, religious war) | SCSimplified Chinese 圣战 shèng zhàn |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) (20世纪60年代和平主义者的口号) | SCSimplified Chinese 要做爱，不要作战 yào zuò ài，bú yào zuò zhàn |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
| make war vtr + n | (wage war: engage in warfare) | SCSimplified Chinese 参战 cān zhàn |
| make war on [sth] v expr | (start a war against) | SCSimplified Chinese 发动战争 fā dòng zhàn zhēng
TCTraditional Chinese 發動戰爭 |
| make war on [sth] v expr | figurative (fight strongly against) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...宣战 |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | SCSimplified Chinese 战后的 zhàn hòu de
TCTraditional Chinese 戰後的 |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after the Second World War) | SCSimplified Chinese 二战后的 èr zhàn hòu de
TCTraditional Chinese 二戰後的 |
| | Post-war Japan experienced tremendous economic growth. |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 预防性战争 yù fáng xìng zhàn zhēng |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
| prisoner of war n | (captured by enemy) | SCSimplified Chinese 战俘，俘虏 zhàn fú，fú lǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 俘虜 |
| prisoner-of-war camp n | (site to hold captured enemy) | SCSimplified Chinese 战俘营 |
| religious war n | (conflict between religions) | SCSimplified Chinese 宗教战争 zōng jiào zhàn zhēng
TCTraditional Chinese 宗教戰爭 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 圣战 zōng jiào zhàn zhēng，shèng zhàn |
| | The Crusades were part of a religious war between Christians and Muslims. |
Revolutionary War,
American Revolutionary War,
American Revolution n | historical (18th-century revolt) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国独立战争 |
the Second World War,
World War II n | (international conflict of 1939-1945) | SCSimplified Chinese 第二次世界大战 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 第二次世界大戰 |
| | The Second World War began on 3rd September 1939. |
| shooting war n | (armed conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 实战战争 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 武力对抗 |
| Spanish Civil War n | historical (1930s war) (20世纪30年代) | SCSimplified Chinese 西班牙内战 |
| spoils of war npl | (loot: [sth] plundered in a conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 战利品 zhàn lì pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 戰利品 |
| state of war n | (hostilities between nations) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争状态 zhàn zhēng zhuàng tài
TCTraditional Chinese 戰爭狀態 |
| | They have been in a near-constant state of war for years. |
| Trojan war n | historical (Greeks versus Trojans) (希腊与特洛伊之间的战争) | SCSimplified Chinese 特洛伊战争 tè luò yī zhàn zhēng |
| | The Trojan War is recounted in the epic poem "The Iliad" by the Greek poet Homer. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war,
tug-o-war,
tug o' war n | (game: pulling on rope) | SCSimplified Chinese 拔河 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拔河比赛 bá hé bǐ sài |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug-of-war. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war n | figurative (struggle, competition) | SCSimplified Chinese 激烈竞争 jī liè jìng zhēng
TCTraditional Chinese 激烈競爭 |
| | They will not get anything done until they cease this tug-of-war and start pulling in the same direction. |
| turf war n | (dispute over territory) | SCSimplified Chinese 地盘之争 |
| the Vietnam War n | (1960s conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 越南战争 yuè nán zhàn zhēng
TCTraditional Chinese 越南戰爭 |
| wage war vtr + n | (make war: engage in warfare) | SCSimplified Chinese 发动战争 fā dòng zhàn zhēng
TCTraditional Chinese 發動戰爭 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 宣战 fā dòng zhàn zhēng，xuān zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 宣戰 |
| | After a decade of waging war, even the country's bellicose leaders were beginning to long for peace. |
| wage war on [sb/sth] v expr | (launch an attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 向...发动战争 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向...宣战
TCTraditional Chinese 向…宣戰 |
| | The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| wage war on [sth] v expr | figurative (attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 发动战争 fā dòng zhàn zhēng
TCTraditional Chinese 發動戰爭 |
| | Cameron waged war on Brown's new economic policies. |
| war cabinet n | (government wartime committee) | SCSimplified Chinese 战时内阁 zhàn shí nèi gé
TCTraditional Chinese 戰時內閣 |
| | The president consulted with his war cabinet before ordering an invasion. |
| war chest n | figurative (money to finance a war) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争基金 zhàn zhēng jī jīn
TCTraditional Chinese 戰爭基金 |
| | We need to double our war chest if we hope to get her elected. |
| war clouds npl | figurative (sign of trouble ahead) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争的阴云，战争征兆 zhàn zhēng de yīn yún，zhàn zhēng zhēng zhào |
| | At the end of the 1930s, war clouds were gathering throughout Europe. |
| war correspondent n | (journalist who reports from war zones) | SCSimplified Chinese 战地记者 zhàn dì jì zhě
TCTraditional Chinese 戰地記者 |
| | She started her career in journalism as a war correspondent. |
| war crime n | usually plural (unacceptable wartime acts) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争犯罪 zhàn zhēng fàn zuì
TCTraditional Chinese 戰爭犯罪 |
| | He is awaiting trial in The Hague for war crimes. |
| war criminal n | (law: breaks war conventions) | SCSimplified Chinese 战犯 |
| war cry n | (to rally soldiers) | SCSimplified Chinese 作战时的呐喊, 喊杀声 |
| | Hungarian warriors used to shout the war cry "Huj, Huj, Hajrá!". |
| war cry n | figurative (slogan used to rally support) | SCSimplified Chinese 战斗口号 zhàn dòu kǒu hào
TCTraditional Chinese 戰鬥口號 |
| | 'No new taxes' became their war cry prior to the election. |
| War Eagle n | US (American Civil War emblem) (美国内战标志) | SCSimplified Chinese 战鹰 |
| war economy n | (allocation of resources in wartime) | SCSimplified Chinese 战时经济 zhàn shí jīng jì
TCTraditional Chinese 戰時經濟 |
| | Many historians agree that the end of the depression of the 1930s was a result of the war economy. |
| war effort n | (work done for one's country during war) | SCSimplified Chinese 战备
TCTraditional Chinese 戰備 |
| war game | (military) | SCSimplified Chinese 军事演习 jūn shì yǎn xí
TCTraditional Chinese 軍事演習 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 作战演习 |
| war games npl | (enactment of battles) | SCSimplified Chinese 军事演习 jūn shì yǎn xí
TCTraditional Chinese 軍事演習 |
| | (用士兵模型等在地图上进行的) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争游戏 jūn shì yǎn xí，zhàn zhēng yóu xì |
| | Army commanders use war games to sharpen up and practise their tactics. |
| war hammer n | (weaponry) | SCSimplified Chinese 战锤 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 巨战铁槌 |
| war medal n | (military decoration for heroism in war) | SCSimplified Chinese 战斗英雄奖章 zhàn dòu yīng xióng jiǎng zhāng |
| | The most prestigious war medal in the United States is the Congressional Medal of Honor. |
| war memorial n | (monument to dead soldiers) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争纪念碑 zhàn zhēng jì niàn bēi |
| | The war memorials in Washington, D.C. attract a lot of tourists every year. |
| war of attrition n | (warfare: weakening other side over time) | SCSimplified Chinese 消耗战 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 持久战 |
| war of nerves n | figurative (psychological conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 神经战 shén jīng zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 心理戰 |
| | The match became a war of nerves, with both players waiting for the other to crack. |
| war of words n | figurative (argument) | SCSimplified Chinese 舌战 shé zhàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 论战 shé zhàn，lùn zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 論戰 |
| | The rival candidates became involved in a nasty war of words. |
| war on drugs n | figurative (efforts to combat use of illegal drugs) | SCSimplified Chinese 禁毒战争，抗击毒品的行动 |
| war paint n | (warriors' face paint) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese （美洲印第安人）战斗前涂在脸上的颜料 měi zhōu yìn dì ān rén zhàn dòu qián tú zài liǎn shàng de yán liào |
| | The Apache warrior was wearing war paint and an elaborate headdress. |
| war paint n | informal, figurative, humorous (make-up) (比喻，幽默用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 化妆品 huà zhuāng pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 化妝品 |
| | Susan put on her full war paint for the grand ball. |
| war plans npl | (military strategy in case of war) | SCSimplified Chinese 作战计划 zuò zhàn jì huà
TCTraditional Chinese 作戰計劃 |
| war relief n | (humanitarian aid) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争救援 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 战时救济 |
| | The Red Cross raised $3 million for war relief. |
| war victim n | ([sb] who suffers due to armed conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 战争受害者 |
| war zone n | (area affected by combat) | SCSimplified Chinese 交战地带 jiāo zhàn dì dài
TCTraditional Chinese 交戰地帶 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 战区 jiāo zhàn dì dài，zhàn qū |
| | The Red Cross evacuated all civilians from the war zone. |
| war-hungry adj | figurative (seeking armed conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 好战的 hào zhàn de
TCTraditional Chinese 好戰的 |
| war-torn adj | (ravaged by war) | SCSimplified Chinese 遭战争破坏的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被战争肆虐的 |
| war-torn country n | (nation marked by conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 被战火蹂躏的地区 |
| war-weary adj | (exhausted by war) | SCSimplified Chinese 厌战的 |
| war-weary adj | (military airplane: damaged beyond use) (军用飞机) | SCSimplified Chinese 破烂不堪的，破损严重的 |
warbonnet,
war bonnet n | (North American Indian headdress) | SCSimplified Chinese 北美印地安人的羽毛头饰 běi měi yìn dì ān rén de yǔ máo tóu shì |
warship,
war vessel n | (seagoing combat vessel) | SCSimplified Chinese 战舰 zhàn jiàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 军舰 zhàn jiàn，jūn jiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 軍艦 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 舰艇 zhàn jiàn，jiàn tǐng
TCTraditional Chinese 艦艇 |
| | The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles. |
| world war n | (large-scale international conflict) | SCSimplified Chinese 世界大战 shì jiè dà zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 世界大戰 |
| | Government officials are doing all they can to prevent a world war. |
| WWI n | abbreviation (World War One) | SCSimplified Chinese 第一次世界大战
TCTraditional Chinese 第一次世界大戰 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一战 |
| WWII n | abbreviation (World War Two) | SCSimplified Chinese 第二次世界大战 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 第二次世界大戰 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 二战 |