war

[wɔ:]

n.战争, 斗争
v.作战,斗争

n.

1. 战争[U][C]

2. 斗争; 竞赛; 对抗, 冲突[C][U]

The mayor is confident the war against crime will be won.

市长确信对犯罪活动的斗争必定胜利。

3. 军事; 战术, 兵法[U]

vi.

1. 战争, 打仗

The neighboring nations warred upon one another for over a decade.

这几个邻国互相打了十多年仗。

2. 斗争; 对抗

词形变化

动词过去式: warred | 动词过去分词: warred | 动词现在分词: warring | 动词第三人称单数: wars |

词义辨析

同义:

n.战争; 斗争; 竞赛

fight  conflict  strife  battle  skirmish  combat  engagement  encounter  clash  struggle  hostilities  campaign  

同义参见:

contention  

反义:

n.战争

peace  

英英释义

名词 war:

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

同义词：warfare

a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

同义词：state of war

an active struggle between competing entities

同义词：warfare

a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious

动词 war:

make or wage war

短语词组

at war

1. 交战

Those two countries have been at war for a long time.

那两个国家已交战很久了。

go to war

1. 开战

The king decided to go to war against his enemies.

国王决定对敌人开战。

补充

warwar英:[wɔ:] 美:[wɔr]n.1.战争; 战争期间They were fighting a just war.他们在打一场正义战争。Their courage brought the people through the war.他们的勇气使人们熬过了战争。2.斗争, 竞争They are at war with each other.他们互相争吵。vi.1.进行战斗; 作战The two countries have been warring constantly for years.这两国多年来一直交战。2.斗争

例句

1. war is terrible for everyone involved.战争对每个卷入其中的人来说都是可怕的。 2. They've been at war for the last fifteen years.最近15年来他们一直在打仗。 3. England used to be at war with Germany.英格兰曾与德国交战。 4. People have made war on their neighbours throughout history.有史以来, 人们一直与邻为战。 5. Matters of war and peace were discussed at the UN.战争与和平问题联合国讨论过了。 6. He wrote a thesis on Caesar's Gallic wars.他就恺撒发动的高卢之战写过一篇论文。 7. The most important thing is to reach an agreement and to avoid a trade war.第一要务是达成协议, 避免贸易战。 8. He argues that the price war has benefited the public.他认为价格战使公众受益。 9. The United States will be successful in its war on drugs.美国将会在禁毒战争中获得胜利。 10. She has been involved in the war against organised crime.她参与了打击有组织犯罪的斗争。 11. You look like you've been in the wars.你看上去好像受伤了。 12. The two parties became involved in a war of words.双方卷入了一场口水战。 13. The two countries have been warring constantly for many years.两国交战很多年了。 14. They have warred against injustice for many years.他们为了公平斗争了多年。 15. Japan declared war on Germany.日本对德国宣战。 16. Iran and Iraq had been at war for six years.伊朗和伊拉克交战了六年。 17. after the war, they emigrated to America.战争结束后，他们移民去了美国。 18. she was at war with her parents.她正和父母闹别扭。 19. [count noun]a price war among tour operators.旅游承包商之间的价格战。 20. the authorities are waging war against all forms of smuggling.当局正在打击各种形式的走私活动。 21. [count noun]a war on drugs.反毒品斗争。 22. small states warred against each another.小国之间互相作战。 23. conflicting emotions warred within her.她在作感情斗争。 24. the war clouds were looming.国际紧张局势迫在眉睫。 25. to fight a war打一场战争 26. a price war among oil companies石油公司的价格战 27. We seem to be winning the war against organized crime.我们看来正赢得这场打击有组织犯罪的斗争。 28. They fought a war over the disputed territory.他们就争议领土开战。 29. A war broke out when the colonists demanded their independence.殖民地人民要求独立，战争爆发了。 30. a nuclear war [=a war fought using nuclear weapons]核战争 31. We need to resolve our conflicts without resorting to war.我们需要以不诉诸武力的方式解决我们的争端。 32. People behave differently during a time of war.战争时期，人们的表现各异。 33. war could break out soon. [=a war might start soon]战争可能很快就会爆发。 34. The two countries were at war (with each other).两国正在交战。 35. The President decided against going to war. [=starting a war with another country]总统决定不对他国开战。 36. The taking of American hostages was seen as an act of war by the United States.这次绑架美国人质被美国视为宣战行为。 37. war correspondents/reporters战地通讯记者/新闻记者 38. the war years战争年代 39. his war service他在战争服役期间 40. a class war阶级斗争 41. countries conducting trade wars展开贸易战的诸国 42. the budget wars in Washington华盛顿预算之争 43. Local politicians were at war [=fighting] with one another over the vacant seat.地方政客竞相争夺空缺席位。 44. the war on/against cancer抗癌斗争 45. the war on drugs禁毒斗争 46. "He insulted my girlfriend, and as far as I'm concerned, this means war."他侮辱我女朋友，在我看来，这意味着开打！ 47. "(humorous) Make fun of my car, will you? This means war!"取笑我的车，是吧？找挨揍啊！