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

ETYMOLOGYwarfare

Origin: 1400-1500 war + fare going, journey

COLLOCATIONS► nuclear/chemical/trench etc. warfare

Chemical warfare has been banned by the Geneva Convention.

► Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare (=warfare by small groups of fighters) continued despite increased American military assistance.

► political/economic/information etc. warfare

(=warfare using politics, economics, etc. instead of weapons)

THESAURUS fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons► war

fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons: Congress is not interested in fighting a war with our allies. They had no chance of winning the war.

► fighting

a situation in which people or groups attack each other and try to hurt each other: One thousand people have died since the fighting began.

► combat

fighting by soldiers during a war: The soldiers were wounded in combat.

► action

fighting by soldiers during a war. Used especially in the phrase in action: Her husband was killed in action in Iraq.

► conflict

fighting or a war: Mediators are working to end the conflict in the region.

► hostilities

formal fighting or a war: The treaty brought a formal end to the hostilities.

► clash

a short fight between two armies or groups: There have been a few border clashes in recent years.

► skirmish

a short fight between small groups of soldiers, ships, etc.: A brief skirmish between rebels and government forces forced civilians to flee.

► battle

a long or important fight between two armies, groups of ships, etc. in one place: Six hundred men were killed in the first battle of the war.

► rebellion

an occasion when people fight to remove a government or political leader by using violence: Large numbers of ordinary citizens took part in the rebellion.

► warfare

the methods used for fighting or attacking enemies in a war: The special suits protect soldiers from biological or chemical warfare.

单词	warfare
释义	warfarewarfare /ˈwɔrfɛr/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYwarfare Origin: 1400-1500 war + fare going, journey Collocations COLLOCATIONS► nuclear/chemical/trench etc. warfare Chemical warfare has been banned by the Geneva Convention. ► Guerrilla warfare Guerrilla warfare (=warfare by small groups of fighters) continued despite increased American military assistance. ► political/economic/information etc. warfare (=warfare using politics, economics, etc. instead of weapons) Thesaurus THESAURUS fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons► war fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons: Congress is not interested in fighting a war with our allies. They had no chance of winning the war. ► fighting a situation in which people or groups attack each other and try to hurt each other: One thousand people have died since the fighting began. ► combat fighting by soldiers during a war: The soldiers were wounded in combat. ► action fighting by soldiers during a war. Used especially in the phrase in action: Her husband was killed in action in Iraq. ► conflict fighting or a war: Mediators are working to end the conflict in the region. ► hostilities formal fighting or a war: The treaty brought a formal end to the hostilities. ► clash a short fight between two armies or groups: There have been a few border clashes in recent years. ► skirmish a short fight between small groups of soldiers, ships, etc.: A brief skirmish between rebels and government forces forced civilians to flee. ► battle a long or important fight between two armies, groups of ships, etc. in one place: Six hundred men were killed in the first battle of the war. ► rebellion an occasion when people fight to remove a government or political leader by using violence: Large numbers of ordinary citizens took part in the rebellion. ► warfare the methods used for fighting or attacking enemies in a war: The special suits protect soldiers from biological or chemical warfare. 1the activity of fighting in a war – used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting: nuclear/chemical/trench etc. warfare Chemical warfare has been banned by the Geneva Convention. Guerrilla warfare (=warfare by small groups of fighters) continued despite increased American military assistance.► see thesaurus at war2continuous arguing or fighting between groups, countries, etc. in which they try to gain an advantage over each other: gang warfarepolitical/economic/information etc. warfare (=warfare using politics, economics, etc. instead of weapons) → see also psychological warfare at psychological (4)
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