wage war
collocation发动战争；向……开战
The government decided to wage war on corruption.
政府决定向腐败开战。
进行；发动；从事
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进行；发动；从事
to carry on or conduct (a war, battle, campaign, or similar contest)
The charity wages an annual campaign to collect winter clothes for homeless people.
这家慈善机构每年开展一次活动，为无家可归者募集冬衣。
常与 war、battle、campaign 等连用
进行或开展(战争或其他竞赛)。
To conduct or carry out (a war or other contest).
冒险或投入以获取雇佣或报酬；出租。
To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
进行(战争、战役或运动)
carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
wage
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原形
wages
3rd person
第三人称单数
waging
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现在分词
waged
Past
过去式
waged
Past participle
过去分词
The government wages a war on poverty.
政府向贫困发起一场战争。
They waged a fierce campaign last year.
他们去年发起了一场激烈的运动。
The group has waged a long battle for justice.
这个团体为正义进行了长期斗争。
规则动词
They waged a long battle against the new highway plan.
他们与新的高速公路计划进行了长期的抗争。
AI contextual example
The students are waging a campaign to get more bicycles on campus.
学生们正在开展一场运动，希望校园里有更多自行车。
AI contextual example
Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe
拿破仑和希特勒对全欧洲发动了战争。
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发动战争；向……开战
The government decided to wage war on corruption.
政府决定向腐败开战。
开展运动；发起活动
They waged a campaign to raise awareness about climate change.
他们开展了一场提高气候变化意识的运动。
进行战斗；展开较量
The team waged a fierce battle against the defending champions.
这支队伍与卫冕冠军展开了激烈的较量。
进行斗争
Workers waged a long struggle for better pay and conditions.
工人们为争取更高的工资和更好的条件进行了长期斗争。
打法律战；进行诉讼之争
The company waged a legal battle over the patent.
该公司就专利问题打了一场法律战。
发动攻势
The army waged a massive offensive against the enemy.
军队对敌人发动了大规模攻势。
进行战争；向…宣战（常作比喻）
The government has pledged to wage war on tax evasion.
政府已承诺向逃税行为开战。
进行论战；打口水战
The two candidates waged a war of words over healthcare policy.
两位候选人就医疗政策进行了一场口水战。
打一场必败之仗；徒劳地奋斗
She's waging a losing battle to keep her bakery open.
她正为保住自己的面包店而做徒劳的奋斗。
富人发动战争，死的却是穷人。
This anti-war saying, often attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre, condemns how those in power wage war while ordinary people suffer.
这句反战名言常被归于让-保罗·萨特，谴责当权者发动战争而普通民众受苦。
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联想：wage 拼作 w + age，就像'到了打仗的年龄(age)'，要去 wage war（发动战争），wage 于是可记作'发动/进行'。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、政治演讲、历史叙述 wage 表示“进行、发动”，通常搭配 war、battle、campaign 等词，多用于正式或书面语境。
These words all rhyme with 'wage' /weɪdʒ/, sharing the final /eɪdʒ/ sound, usually spelled 'age'. Be careful: not all '-age' words sound like this — e.g., 'village' /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/, 'language' /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/, and 'garage' /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/.
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