词组 | warfare |
释义 | warfare /ˈwɔːfeə $ ˈwɔːrfer/ noun fighting between groups of people, usually in a waradjectives/nouns + warfaremodern warfare Computer technology is an important part of modern warfare.chemical warfare (=using chemicals as weapons) The factory produced poison gas used in chemical warfare.biological/germ warfare (=using dangerous bacteria or disease as a weapon) These bacteria might be used in biological warfare.nuclear warfare How can we protect the world from nuclear warfare?conventional warfare (=not nuclear) In conventional warfare, it is soldiers who are usually the target.guerrilla warfare (=involving small unofficial military groups) The organization used guerrilla warfare and started blowing up bridges and roads.jungle warfare The Japanese had been trained in jungle warfare.gang warfare (=fighting in groups of young people) Gang warfare is wrecking the neighborhood.ground warfare (=fighting on the ground, rather than in the air or on the sea) In an age of rockets and missiles, ground warfare is still important.naval warfare (=between groups of armed ships) The age of modern naval warfare was at hand.trench warfare (=from long holes dug into the ground) There he experienced the full horrors of trench warfare.Open warfareThis phrase is often used when saying that people become so angry with each other that they say or do very unpleasant things, without trying to hide their feelings: The two sisters had a difficult relationship and at times there was open warfare between them.verbsengage in/wage warfare (=take part in it) The country did not want to engage in warfare. | Rebels waged guerrilla warfare against the occupying army.prepositionsin warfare How are these weapons used in warfare?warfare against sth They engaged in open warfare against the South.warfare between sth Warfare between the Romans and the Parthians lasted for centuries.phrasesa method/means/form of warfare Tanks were first used as a means of warfare in 1917. |
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