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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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- war [wɔː]
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1.
n
open armed conflict between two or more parties, nations, or states
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2.
n
a particular armed conflict
- the 1973 war in the Middle East
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3.
n
the techniques of armed conflict as a study, science, or profession
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4.
n
any conflict or contest
- a war of wits
- the war against crime
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5.
n
[modifier]
of, relating to, resulting from, or characteristic of war
- a war hero
- war damage
- a war story
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6.
vi.
[intr]
to conduct a war
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7.
vi.
[Etymology]
C12: from Old Northern French werre (variant of Old French guerre), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German werra
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1.
n
open armed conflict between two or more parties, nations, or states
Examples
- at war
- 在交战状态中 → at
- War belied hopes for peace.
- 战争使和平的希望落空。 → belie
- civil war
- 国内战争、内战 → civil
- The war continued for five years.
- 战争持续了5年。 → continue
- Food was scarce during the war．
- 战争期间食物一直缺乏。 → during
- an episode in the war
- 战争中的插曲 → episode
- The war went badly.
- 战争结果很坏。 → go
- to go to war
- 诉诸战争，开战 → go
- to intern aliens in time of war
- 在战时拘留外侨 → intern
- the specter of war loomed ahead
- 战争的幽灵逼近了 → loom
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