词组 | war |
释义 | war /wɔː $ wɔːr/ noun fighting between countries using soldiers and weaponsadjectives/nouns + wara world war (=involving many countries) No-one wants another world war.a nuclear war (=involving nuclear weapons) The possibility of nuclear war is very frightening.a civil war (=between opposing groups within a country) The English Civil War started in 1642.the Iraq/Vietnam/Korean etc War People were protesting against the Vietnam War.World War I/World War II He was a pilot in World War II.a bloody war (=in which many people are killed) Which was the bloodiest war in history?a just war (=one that you believe is right) They believe that they are fighting a just war.all-out war (=one in which armies fight each other and thousands of people are killed) They are worried that the dispute could turn into an all-out war.a guerrilla war (=involving a small unofficial military group) The rebels are fighting a guerrilla war against the government.a conventional war (=not nuclear) In conventional wars, it is mainly soldiers who are killed.a religious war How many people have died in religious wars?verbsfight a war King Henry VII was fighting a war in Scotland.fight in a war (=take part as a soldier) Her grandfather fought in the war.win/lose a war Why did Franco win the Civil War? | What would have happened if we’d lost the war?declare war (on sb) (=say you are at war with a country) In 1941, Britain and the US declared war on Japan.wage/make war (=start and continue a war) Their aim was to destroy the country’s capacity to wage war.go to war (=become involved in a war) Are we prepared to go to war over this?prevent war also avert war formal Their first objective was to prevent war.war breaks out (=it starts) They married just before war broke out.a war rages (=continues in a very violent way) A civil war is still raging there. Don’t say do the war. Say go to war or make war.phrasesdevastated/ravaged by war (=very badly damaged by it) They were born in an area ravaged by war.be on the brink of war (=be about to be involved in one) The country was on the brink of war.the outbreak of war (=the time when it starts) A week after the outbreak of war, he joined the army.the horrors of war They wanted to forget the horrors of war they had witnessed.a prisoner of war (=a soldier who is caught by the enemy during a war and kept prisoner) He ended up in a camp for prisoners of war.war + nounsthe war years The couple spent most of the war years apart.a war hero John McCain was a war hero, who flew combat missions in Vietnam.a war veteran (=someone who took part in a war) Many war veterans still suffer from psychological problems.a war criminal (=someone who behaves very cruelly in a war, in a way that is against international law) Many Nazi war criminals were never punished.a war correspondent (=a reporter sending reports from a war) Being a war correspondent is a dangerous job.a war zone (=an area where a war is fought) The country had turned into a war zone.a war crime (=a cruel act in a war which is against international law) General Mladic was charged with war crimes, after his troops killed thousands of Bosnian civilians.a war wound He still suffered pain from an old war wound.a war grave (=of a dead soldier) He had gone with a friend to visit the war graves in Flanders.prepositionsin/during a war Her father served as a pilot during the war.at war (with sb) Russia was at war with Poland.a war with/against sb Many people opposed the war against Iraq.a war between sb and sb War between Venice and Turkey broke out in 1571.THESAURUS: war fighting a situation in which people or groups fight each other and try to kill each other: Both sides agreed to end the fighting. | The fighting went on for months (=it continued). | Serious fighting broke out in late September (=it started then). | Fighting in the north has resulted in hundreds of deaths. conflict a situation in which there is fighting or a war – used especially in news reports: There is an increased danger of armed conflict in the region. | Everyone wants an end to the conflict in Afghanistan. hostilities formal fighting in a war: The agreement called on the guerrillas to cease hostilities (=stop fighting) and begin peace talks. warfare the activity of fighting in a war – used especially to talk about a method of fighting: The Americans are using advanced methods of warfare. | They are threatening to use chemical or biological warfare (=using chemical or biological weapons). | The men are trained in guerrilla warfare (=using sudden methods of attack, in small unofficial groups). battle an occasion when two armies, groups of ships etc fight each other in one place during a war: Thousands of soldiers were killed in the Battle of the Somme. | The king died in battle. | The British won the battle of El Alamein against Rommel. | The Battle of Trafalgar was an important naval battle (=between groups of ships). skirmish /ˈskɜːmɪʃ $ ˈskɜːr-/ a short fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a war or battle: There were minor skirmishes between Indian and Pakistani troops across the border. combat the act of fighting, especially during a war: Few of them had any experience of combat. | The soldiers are trained in hand-to-hand combat (=fighting with your hands, not weapons). action military actions carried out by the army, navy etc of a country during a war – used especially in the following phrases: He was killed in action in 1944. | Her son went missing in action. | Her grandfather saw action in two world wars (=he fought in those wars). |
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