1 [U] [C] a state of fighting between different countries or groups within countries using armies and weapons 战争(状态):
The Prime Minister announced that the country was at war.首相宣布国家处于战争状态。to declare war onanother country (= announce that a war has started)向另一国宣战When war broke out (= started), thousands of men volunteered for the army.战争爆发,数以千计的人自愿参军。a civil war(= fighting between different groups in one country)内战to go to waragainst sb与某人开战to fight a war打一场战争
2 [C,U] very aggressive competition between groups of people, companies, countries, etc (人际、公司、国家等间的)激烈竞争:
a price war among oil companies石油公司的价格战
3 [U] [sing] war (against/on sb/sth) efforts to end or get rid of sth 消灭或摆脱…的行动:
We seem to be winning the war against organized crime.我们看来正赢得这场打击有组织犯罪的斗争。
war/wɔr; wɔː/n [C,U]1 when there is fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country [ peace ] 战争: the Vietnam War 越南战争+against/with the war with Spain 与西班牙的战争+between the war between Iran and Iraq 伊朗和伊拉克之间的战争In 1793 England was at war with France. 1793 年英国与法国交战。the history of the men who went to war 这些参加过战争的男子的历史War broke out in 1939. 1939 年战争爆发。the war years 战争年代2 a situation in which a person or group is fighting for power, influence, or control〔个人或组织为取得权力﹑影响力或控制权进行的〕斗争,竞争: a trade war between Europe and the US 欧洲与美国的贸易战3 a struggle over a long period of time to control something harmful〔为控制有害事物而进行的长期的〕斗争: +against/on the war against drugs 打击毒品的斗争CIVIL WAR, PRISONER OF WAR
warwarwarswarredwarringnounfighting between countries or between groups of people: War had broken out (= started). The two countries have been at war (= fighting) for five years. Britain declared war on Germany.