fighting between nations, groups within a nation using military force
competition; conflict
make war; wage war
fight; struggle
"thousands of people were killed in the war"
"war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
"a price war"
"a war of wits"
"diplomatic warfare"
"the war on poverty"
"the war against crime"
War was almost universally considered an acceptable..way of settling international differences.
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他们与敌人整整打了8年仗。
He warred against vice.
他与罪恶作斗争。
We must continue to war against poverty and disease.
我们一定要继续同贫穷和疾病作斗争。
他们为自由而战。
They are warring for national independence.
他们正在进行民族独立战争。
他们因有争议的领土而进行战争。
该国与邻国打了多年仗。
We shall war with our old enemies and defeat them.
我们将与我们的宿敌继续作战,并且要战胜他们。
The two armies warred with each other for four years.
两军相互交战了4年。
The temptation warred with his conscience.
这种诱惑与他的良心作斗争。
误 They are at war against their neighbouring country.
正 They are at war with their neighbouring country.
析 at war后接with表示交战对象,不用against; 但wage war 之后要用against。
误 They are at a war with their neighbouring country.
正 They are at war with their neighbouring country.
析 表示“处于交战状态”用at war, war前不可加a。
误 The North has declared war to the South.
正 The North has declared war against the South.
析 表示“向…宣战”用against,不可用to代替。
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