wartime

war·time

W0036200 (wôr′tīm′)n. A period during which a war is in progress.

wartime

(ˈwɔːˌtaɪm) n (Military) a. a period or time of warb. (as modifier): wartime conditions.

war•time

(ˈwɔrˌtaɪm)

n. 1. a time or period of war. adj. 2. characteristic of or occurring during war. [1350–1400]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wartime - a period of time during which there is armed conflictperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

Translations

战时

war

(woː) noun (an) armed struggle, especially between nations. Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; (also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes. 戰爭 战争 verb – past tense, past participle warred – to fight. The two countries have been warring constantly for generations. 打仗 进行战争ˈwarlike adjective (negative unwarlike) fond of, or likely to begin, war. a warlike nation. 好戰的 好战的ˈwarrior (ˈwo-) noun a soldier or skilled fighting man, especially in primitive societies. The chief of the tribe called his warriors together; (also adjective) a warrior prince. 武士，戰士 武士，战士 war correspondent a newspaper reporter who writes articles on a war especially from the scene of fighting. 戰地記者 战地记者ˈwar-cry – plural ˈwar-cries – noun a shout used in battle as an encouragement to the soldiers. `For king and country' was the war-cry of the troops as they faced the enemy. 作戰吶喊聲 作战呐喊声ˈwar-dance noun a dance performed by the people of some primitive societies before going to war. 戰舞 战前舞ˈwarfare noun fighting, as in a war. He refused to fight, because he has religious objections to warfare. 戰爭 战争ˈwarhead noun the explosive section of a missile, torpedo etc. nuclear warheads. 彈頭 弹头ˈwarhorse noun a horse used in battle. 戰馬 战马ˈwarlord noun a very powerful military leader. 軍閥 军阀ˈwarmonger noun a person who encourages war(s), often for personal reasons. 好戰份子，挑動戰爭者 战争贩子ˈwarpaint noun paint applied to the face etc by the people of some primitive societies before going into battle. 出戰前塗身顏料 战前涂身颜料ˈwarship noun a ship used in war or defence. 軍艦 军舰ˈwartime noun the time during which a country, a people etc is at war. There is a great deal of hardship and misery in wartime; (also adjective) a wartime economy. 戰時 战时war of nerves a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting. That game of chess was a war of nerves. 神經戰 神经战