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in peacetime
表示“在和平时期”时，通常用介词 in，且 peacetime 前不加冠词。也可说 during peacetime。
Many economic reforms are easier to carry out in peacetime.
许多经济改革在和平时期更容易推行。
和平时期；平时
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和平时期；平时
peacetime
Many economic reforms are easier to carry out in peacetime.
许多经济改革在和平时期更容易推行。
国家或人民处于和平、没有战争的时期。
The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.
During peacetime, the army focuses on training rather than fighting.
在和平时期，军队主要进行训练而不是作战。
The government spent most of its money on schools in peacetime.
和平时期，政府把大部分钱花在学校上。
After the treaty, the country entered a long peacetime and rebuilt its cities.
条约签订后，这个国家进入了漫长的和平时期并重建了城市。
表示“在和平时期”时，通常用介词 in，且 peacetime 前不加冠词。也可说 during peacetime。
Many economic reforms are easier to carry out in peacetime.
许多经济改革在和平时期更容易推行。
peacetime 可像形容词一样放在名词前作定语，如 peacetime economy（和平时期的经济），但词性仍是名词。
Peacetime industries must often change when a war begins.
和平时期的工业在战争开始时往往必须改变。
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In the peacetime, soldiers train for combat.
Use this
In peacetime, soldiers train for combat.
表示泛指“和平时期”时，peacetime 前不加 the；零冠词直接用于 in peacetime。
Not this
At peacetime, the army is smaller.
Use this
In peacetime, the army is smaller.
表示“在和平时期”用固定搭配 in peacetime，介词用 in，不用 at。
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The relationship between the two countries is peacetime.
Use this
The relationship between the two countries is peaceful.
peacetime 是名词，不能作表语形容词；描述“和平的”状态应使用形容词 peaceful。
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在和平时期
In peacetime, the army focuses on training and disaster relief.
在和平时期，军队的主要任务是训练和救灾。
和平时期的经济
After the war, the country had to rebuild its peacetime economy.
战争结束后，这个国家不得不重建和平时期的经济。
和平用途
Nuclear technology has many important peacetime uses.
核技术有许多重要的和平用途。
和平时期的兵力
The military reduced its peacetime strength by half.
军队将和平时期的兵力削减了一半。
和平时期的环境
The equipment performed well under peacetime conditions.
这些设备在和平条件下表现良好。
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peace（和平）+ time（时间）→ 和平时期；想象一段没有炮火的安宁岁月。
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical writing、news reporting、political or military discussion 通常用于历史、政治或军事等较正式的讨论中，指没有战争的时期。
没有常见单词与 peacetime 完全押韵。wartime、daytime、nighttime、mealtime、overtime 仅与 peacetime 拼写上都含 -time，但重读元音和其后辅音不同（如 /wɔːr-/, /deɪ-/, /naɪt-/, /miːl-/, /oʊvər-/，而 peacetime 是 /piːs-/）。pastime 拼写像 peace + time，但读作 /ˈpæs.taɪm/（如 past 的 a），也不押韵。
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