war

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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。

常見搭配
  • declare war
  • go to war
  • at war
  • civil war
  • world war
  • wage war
  • war breaks out
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。

常見搭配
  • long war of attrition
  • war of attrition against
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。

常見搭配
  • war of nerves between
  • play a war of nerves
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。

常見搭配
  • war on
  • war against
  • trade war
  • price war
  • war on drugs
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'.
慣用語

all's fair in love and war

idiom

used to say that in certain situations, such as romance or conflict, people may break normal rules of behaviour to get what they want

在愛情和戰爭中，一切手段都是公平的

Eli told his friend that taking the last ticket was unfair, but his friend replied that all's fair in love and war.

Mei-Lin knew her trick on her rival was mean, but all's fair in love and war, she reminded herself.

have been in the wars

idiom

to look injured, damaged, or in a bad condition, often in a slightly humorous way

受過傷；歷經滄桑（常用於幽默語氣）

Justin came home with a black eye and torn trousers; he looked like he had been in the wars.

The old teddy bear had lost an arm and one eye — it had clearly been in the wars.

a war of words

idiom

a bitter or angry argument between two people or groups that continues over time, usually in public

口誅筆伐；激烈爭論

The two politicians engaged in a war of words that filled the newspapers for weeks.

The war of words between the film critics and the director became quite personal.

war — 動詞

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常用片語

  • at war
  • in time of war
  • war and peace
  • war of independence

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