war

/wɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɔr] /wɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɔr] /ˈwȯr/ (ame, mw)

war — 名詞

  • warsingular
  • warsplural

1. a period of armed fighting between countries or groups, involving weapons and so

1.名詞A2
釋義

戰爭

國家或團體之間的武裝衝突

a period of armed fighting between countries or groups, involving weapons and soldiers

例句

The border war between Niger and Mali forced many families to leave their homes.

尼日與馬利之間的邊境戰爭迫使許多家庭逃離家園。

war between [countries]

Eleni's grandfather lost two brothers in the war of 1998.

Eleni 的祖父在 1998 年的戰爭中失去了兩個兄弟。

同義詞
  • conflict

    broader term that includes any serious disagreement, not necessarily with weapons

  • warfare

    refers to the activity or methods of fighting, not a specific event

  • hostilities

    formal term for active fighting during a war

反義詞
  • peace

    the opposite of war, a state without fighting

文法句型

war + between/against/with

常見錯誤

❌World War Second was a big war.
✅World War II was a global war involving many countries.
💡Use ordinal numbers (II) and avoid 'big' for war scale; use 'global', 'major', or 'devastating' instead.

2. a type of war in which opposing sides fight for a very long time until one side

2.名詞
釋義

消耗戰

長期消耗對方實力的戰爭型態

a type of war in which opposing sides fight for a very long time until one side no longer has the soldiers, weapons, or will to continue

例句

The thirty-year struggle became a war of attrition with no clear winner.

這場長達三十年的鬥爭演變成一場沒有明顯贏家的消耗戰。

a war of attrition

Nikhil explained that in a war of attrition, the larger army usually wins.

Nikhil 解釋說，在消耗戰中，規模較大的軍隊通常會獲勝。

同義詞

文法句型

a war of attrition

用法筆記

This sense typically appears as the fixed phrase 'a war of attrition'. It can also be used metaphorically in business or sports to describe a long struggle that wears down both sides.

常見錯誤

❌The two companies are in an attrition war.
✅The two companies are in a war of attrition.
💡The fixed phrase is 'war of attrition', not 'attrition war'.

3. a strategy of putting pressure on an opponent through threats and displays of po

3.名詞
釋義

心理戰

透過威脅或展示實力打擊對方士氣

a strategy of putting pressure on an opponent through threats and displays of power to damage their confidence, often before a contest

例句

The chess match became a war of nerves between the two top players.

這場西洋棋對決成了兩位頂尖選手之間的心理戰。

a war of nerves

Just before the election, both parties engaged in a war of nerves.

就在選舉前，兩黨都展開了心理戰。

同義詞

文法句型

a war of nerves

用法筆記

Also expressed as 'a war of nerves'. This is a fixed phrase describing psychological strategy, not physical fighting. Common in sports, politics, and business contexts.

4. a strong and long-lasting effort to compete against something or to end somethin

4.名詞C2
釋義

對抗；大戰

對抗有害事物的長期努力或強烈競爭

a strong and long-lasting effort to compete against something or to end something harmful, such as a disease, crime, or social problem

例句

The government declared a war on drugs that lasted for ten years.

政府宣戰掃毒，這場戰爭持續了十年。

war on [problem]

Local schools joined the war against poverty by offering free breakfast programmes.

當地學校加入對抗貧窮的行列，提供免費早餐方案。

同義詞
  • campaign

    organized series of actions to achieve a goal, less aggressive than 'war'

  • struggle

    a hard effort to deal with a difficulty

  • crusade

    a strong effort to change something believed to be wrong

文法句型

war on/against [something harmful]

war between [competitors]

用法筆記

Commonly appears in fixed phrases: 'war on drugs', 'war on poverty', 'war on terror', 'trade war', 'price war', 'war against [disease]'. The preposition 'on' or 'against' introduces the target. Can be used for competition between companies.

常見錯誤

❌I am making a war against my bad habits.
✅I am waging war on my bad habits.' or 'I am fighting my bad habits.
💡Use 'wage war on/against' or 'declare war on', not 'make a war against'.

war — 動詞