engage in war

( 字 ) meet for a decisive battle ( pt , pp met )

fight a decisive battle ( pt , pp fought )

cold war

declare war ⇒ 珍珠港事件后,美国向日本宣战。 Zhēnzhūgǎng shìjiàn hòu, Měiguó xiàng Rìběn xuānzhàn. → After Pearl Harbor the United States declared war on Japan.

( 作战 ) engage the enemy

ravages of war pl

war

prisoner of war

front

soldier

battle

fight ( pt , pp fought )

tactics pl

war criminal

strategy ⇒ 战略反攻 zhànlüè fǎngōng → plan a counter-attack

military successes pl

overcome ( pt overcame ) , pp overcome

( 打败 ) defeat

challenge ⇒ 挑战体能极限 tiǎozhàn tǐnéng jíxiàn → challenge the limits of one's physical abilities ⇒ 挑战自我 tiǎozhàn zìwǒ → set oneself a challenge ⇒ 面临新挑战 miànlín xīn tiǎozhàn → face a new challenge

life-and-death battle

engage in long and complicated warfare

open war

have a heated dispute

bloody battle

debate

meet head-on ( pt , pp met ) ⇒ 中国队将迎战美国队。 Zhōngguóduì jiāng yíngzhàn Měiguóduì. → The Chinese team will meet the American team head-on.

fight hard ( pt , pp fought )

⇒ 他们非常害怕，战战兢兢地往前走。 Tāmen fēicháng hàipà, zhànzhànjīngjīng de wǎng qián zǒu. → They were scared out of their wits and walked on trembling with fear.

terrified ⇒ 回忆起大地震时的场景,她到现在还心惊胆战。 Huíyì qǐ dà dìzhèn shí de chǎngjǐng, tā dào xiànzài hái xīn jīng dǎn zhàn. → When she remembers the scene at the time of the earthquake, she still feels terrified.

be scared out of one's wits

be seasoned ⇒ 这位球星身经百战。 Zhè wèi qiúxīng shēn jīng bǎi zhàn. → This football star is a seasoned player.