English → Chinese
war
/BrE wɔː 
, AmE wɔr /
A noun [countable and uncountable]
1 (armed conflict) 战争;
to prepare for war 备战;
before/during/after the war 战前／战时／战后;
between the wars (world wars) 在两次世界大战之间;
to declare/wage war (on sb/sth) （向某人／某事物）宣战／开战;
to win/lose a war 战胜／战败;
to have been in the wars (in a fight) 打架受伤; (in an accident) 在事故中受伤;
the war zone 交战地区;
a war correspondent 战地记者;
a war medal 战功勋章
2 (fierce competition) 激烈竞争;
a circulation/ratings war 发行量／收视率大战
3 (acrimonious situation) 对抗;
to be at war (with sb/sth); （与某人／某物）处于敌对状态;
a war of words 舌战
4 (campaign) [为消除有害物而进行的] 长期斗争;
a war against or on sb/sth; 对某人／某事物的斗争
B intransitive verb
literary 打仗;
to war over sth; 因某事打仗