phoney war

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  • n.(战争时期并未真正交战的)假战争
phoney warphoney war

noun

sing.(战争时期并未真正交战的)假战争
a period of time when two groups are officially at war but not actually fighting

phoney war

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    N-SING 虚张声势的战争;假战争
    A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other or are in competition with each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.

    There is a chance that the phoney war of the past three months will turn into real fighting.

    过去3个月的虚张声势有可能演变成真正的战争。

  1. After a year of what felt , at times , like a phoney war , the past two weeks have seen unimaginable changes in the world financial system .

    过去一年往往让人有置身于假战争的感觉,但这两周来,世界金融体系发生了不可想象的变化。

  2. There is a chance that the phoney war of the past three months will turn into real fighting .

    过去3个月的虚张声势有可能演变成真正的战争。

  3. Even so , the phoney war in currency markets had better not become a real conflict .

    即便如此,汇市上的小打小闹也最好不要演变成一场真正的冲突。

  4. After the phoney war , the real battle is finally coming into sight .

    模拟战争过后,一场真正的战斗最终开始了。

  5. During the " Phoney War " in1940 , a German bomber crashed in Clacton-on-Sea , England , killing its crew of four Germans .

    一九四○年「假战」期间,一架德国轰炸机在英国滨海克拉克顿坠毁,四名机员全部丧生。