wars

美 [wɔrz]英 [wɔːz]
  • n.战争;(群体、公司、国家之间的)竞争,斗争,对抗,冲突;战争状态;(为消灭有害事物的)长期斗争;顽强抵御
  • vi.作战(原形为 war)
  • war的第三人称单数和复数
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  • 1
    N-VAR 战争
    A war is 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。

  • 2
    N-VAR (国家或组织之间的)经济竞争
    War is 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。

  • 3
    N-VAR 宣战;斗争
    If you make war on someone 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。

  • 4
    See also:warring;civil war;Cold War;council of war

  • 5
    PHRASE (在打架或事故中)受伤
    If someone has 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。

  • 6
    PHRASE 开战;打仗
    If a country goes 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?

  • 7
    PHRASE 论战;口水战
    If two people, countries, or organizations have a war 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。

  • 8
    to lose the battle but win the war→ see:battle

  1. He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars .

    他幻想有一个没有战争的世界。

  2. We may find ourselves dragged into new wars and new threats of wars .

    我们可能会发现我们自己被扯到新的战争或新战争的威胁中去了。

  3. There was a war on at the time .

    当时正值战争。

  4. A new era was brought into being by the war .

    那场战争使得一个新的时代产生了。

  5. Many changes took place between the two world wars .

    两次世界大战之间发生了很多变化。

  6. Social and political problems led to the outbreak of war .

    社会和政治问题导致了战争的爆发。

  7. Technically , the two countries are still at war .

    严格说来,这两国仍在交战。

  8. The war diverted people 's attention away from the economic situation .

    战争把民众的注意力从经济状况上移开了。

  9. The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war .

    这个国家实际上正逐渐进入内战状态。

  10. Many people throughout history have dreamt of a world without war .

    历史上有很多人梦想过没有战争的世界。

  11. My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war .

    我这一代人在成长过程中没有经历过世界大战。

  12. How long have they been at war ?

    他们交战有多长时间了?

  13. After years of war , the people long for a lasting peace .

    历经多年战乱之后,人民渴望永久和平。

  14. The country is now at war .

    这个国家正在打仗。

  15. The school was used as a hospital for the duration of the war .

    战争期间这所学校被用作医院。

  16. He pronounced the country to be in a state of war .

    他宣布全国进入战争状态。

  17. The methods of communication used during the war were primitive by today 's standards .

    按今天的标准,大战时期使用的通讯方法非常简陋。

  18. This war has got to end soon .

    这场战争必将很快结束。

  19. The country abandoned its political leaders after the war .

    战后该国人民不再拥护他们的政治领袖。

  20. At some point during the war he seems to have changed sides .

    战争期间,他好像在某个时候转投向对方营垒过。

  21. The country has been on a war footing since March .

    自三月份起这个国家就准备要打仗。

  22. War was followed by many years of austerity .

    紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩。

  23. There are deep divisions in the party over the war .

    党内对于这场战争存在着严重的分歧。

  24. The love story unfolds against a background of civil war .

    这爱情故事以内战为背景展开。

  25. The supermarket fired the first shot in a price war today .

    今天,这家超市打响了价格战的头一炮。

  26. When the war ended , people finally had cause to rejoice .

    战争结束,人们终于可以欢欣鼓舞了。

  27. If we go to war , innocent lives will be put at risk .

    如果我们发动战争,无辜的生命就会受到威胁。

  28. He has lived through two world wars .

    他经历了两次世界大战。

  29. The country is making preparations for war .

    这个国家正在进行备战。

  30. Despite the threat of war , people went about their business as usual .

    虽然战争在即,人们照常忙着自己的事。