英语词汇“truce”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

► peace

a) the situation in which there is no war or fighting: Some of these children have never known a time of peace. Do you think world peace is possible?b) a period of time in which there is no war: We hope to have a lasting peace in our country. An uneasy peace continued until 1939 (=a time when there is no fighting, but when people are still disagreeing).

► ceasefire

(also cease-fire) a situation in which enemies agree to stop fighting for a limited period of time, especially so that a more permanent agreement can be made: The ceasefire has lasted for two weeks longer than the two sides originally agreed.

► truce

truce means the same as ceasefire, but you can also use it about a situation in which people agree to stop arguing for a time: The truce has put an end to three months of fighting between the two armies, at least for now.

► order

a situation in which people obey rules and do not behave violently: It took the police several days to restore order after the riots began.

► calm

a situation in which there is no violence, fighting, or protest: Today, there was finally calm in the city after weeks of fighting.

► harmony

a situation in which people live or work well together, without fighting or disagreeing with each other: I believe it is possible for different ethnic groups to live together in harmony.

单词	truce
释义	trucetruce /trus/ ●○○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYtruce Origin: 1300-1400 Plural of true agreement (14-17 centuries), from Old English treow keeping of a promise Collocations COLLOCATIONS► call/declare a truce (=announce a truce) Thesaurus THESAURUSno war► peace a) the situation in which there is no war or fighting: Some of these children have never known a time of peace. Do you think world peace is possible?b) a period of time in which there is no war: We hope to have a lasting peace in our country. An uneasy peace continued until 1939 (=a time when there is no fighting, but when people are still disagreeing). ► ceasefire (also cease-fire) a situation in which enemies agree to stop fighting for a limited period of time, especially so that a more permanent agreement can be made: The ceasefire has lasted for two weeks longer than the two sides originally agreed. ► truce truce means the same as ceasefire, but you can also use it about a situation in which people agree to stop arguing for a time: The truce has put an end to three months of fighting between the two armies, at least for now. ► order a situation in which people obey rules and do not behave violently: It took the police several days to restore order after the riots began. ► calm a situation in which there is no violence, fighting, or protest: Today, there was finally calm in the city after weeks of fighting. ► harmony a situation in which people live or work well together, without fighting or disagreeing with each other: I believe it is possible for different ethnic groups to live together in harmony. an agreement between enemies to stop fighting or arguing for a short time, or the period for which this is arranged: truce between a shaky truce between the two factionscall/declare a truce (=announce a truce)► see thesaurus at peace → see also armistice, ceasefire
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