cease-fire

cease-fire — 名詞

1. an official command given by a military leader for soldiers to stop firing their

1.名詞B2
釋義

停火命令

軍方下令停止射擊

an official command given by a military leader for soldiers to stop firing their weapons.

例句

The general issued a cease-fire just before dawn, and the soldiers laid down their weapons.

將軍在天亮前發布了停火命令，士兵們放下了武器。

collocation: issue a cease-fire

The commander declared a cease-fire as soon as the enemy troops began to retreat.

敵軍開始撤退時，指揮官便宣布停火。

collocation: declare a cease-fire

同義詞
  • stand-down

    informal military term for a halt in operations; less widely used

  • ceasefire command

    a more explicit two-word form that leaves no ambiguity

反義詞
  • attack order

    the opposite instruction — to begin or resume fighting

文法句型

issue/declare + a cease-fire

用法筆記

This sense refers specifically to the spoken or written order itself, not the period of peace that follows. Frequently used with verbs like issue, declare, or give.

常見錯誤

❌The two countries signed a cease-fire order.
✅The general issued a cease-fire order.
💡A cease-fire order is a military command, not a peace treaty between nations.

2. a temporary agreement between opposing sides to stop fighting, usually so that t

2.名詞B2
釋義

停火；休戰

敵對雙方協議暫時停止戰鬥

a temporary agreement between opposing sides to stop fighting, usually so that they can hold peace talks or deliver humanitarian aid.

例句

The United Nations helped negotiate a cease-fire between the two warring countries.

聯合國協助兩個交戰國談判達成了停火協議。

collocation: negotiate a cease-fire

Both sides agreed to a 48-hour cease-fire to let aid workers reach trapped civilians.

雙方同意停火48小時，讓救援人員能抵達受困平民身邊。

collocation: 48-hour cease-fire (duration)

同義詞
  • truce

    more general term; a truce may be informal or short-lived, while a cease-fire is often more formal

  • armistice

    formal term for a complete end to fighting, often used for the end of a war, not a temporary pause

  • peace agreement

    broader and more permanent than a cease-fire

反義詞
  • hostilities

    the active fighting that a cease-fire suspends

  • war

    the state of armed conflict that a cease-fire pauses

文法句型

agree to + a cease-fire

call for + a cease-fire

violate + a cease-fire

用法筆記

By far the most common meaning in news reports. When a cease-fire is agreed, the parties stop shooting for its duration. Frequently modified by a time period (72-hour cease-fire), a descriptor (fragile cease-fire), or a condition (conditional cease-fire).

常見錯誤

❌The cease-fire fought for three years.
✅The cease-fire held for three years.
💡A cease-fire is something that holds, collapses, or is observed — not something that fights.
❌They made a cease-fire.
✅They agreed to a cease-fire.' or 'They signed a cease-fire.
💡Use agree to, sign, or reach, not make.