Phrase
price war
价格战
A situation where competing businesses repeatedly cut prices to attract customers.
- 1.
A situation where commercial competitors repeatedly undercut each other's prices in order to attract buyers.
商业竞争对手反复削价以吸引买家的局面
商业竞争对手反复削价以吸引买家的局面；[经] 价格战-价格上的商业竞争
In use
Retailers often engage in a price war during holiday seasons to attract customers.
The company's aggressive price war with its competitor led to lower profits for both sides.
A price war can benefit consumers in the short term but may harm the industry in the long run.
engage in a price war
常用搭配，表示参与价格竞争。
The two companies engaged in a price war.
两家公司展开了价格战。
start a price war
One retailer started a price war by cutting prices.
一家零售商通过降价发起了价格战。
a price war between X and Y
The price war between the airlines hurt profits.
航空公司之间的价格战损害了利润。
Common mistakes
The companies price war each other.The companies are in a price war with each other.
price war 是名词短语，不能作动词。正确用法是搭配介词短语 'in a price war with' 表示参与价格战。
They are engaged in price war.They are engaged in a price war.
price war 是可数名词，单数形式需要不定冠词 'a'。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用在商业竞争中，可数名词，复数形式为price wars。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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