declare war
collocation宣战
The country declared war on its neighbor.
该国对其邻国宣战。
战争；交战；作战
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战争；交战；作战
Armed conflict between countries or groups, or an individual instance of it.
Many families fled the city when the war began.
战争开始时，许多家庭逃离了这座城市。
国家之间或民族、种族或其他大型群体之间有组织的大规模武装冲突,通常但不总是涉及军事力量的积极参与。
Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
对敌发动武装冲突
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
这种特定的冲突。
A particular conflict of this kind.
战争状态(宣战开始,正式结束,适用国际战争规则)
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
The two countries signed a peace treaty after years of war.
经过多年战争，两国签署了和平条约。
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He wrote a book about the effects of war on ordinary people.
他写了一本关于战争对普通人影响的书。
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thousands of people were killed in the war
成千上万的人在战争中丧生
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war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
战争于十一月宣战,但实际战斗直到次年春天才开始
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宣战
The country declared war on its neighbor.
该国对其邻国宣战。
开战
They went to war over the disputed territory.
他们因争议领土而开战。
内战
The civil war lasted for years.
内战持续了多年。
世界大战
World War II ended in 1945.
第二次世界大战于1945年结束。
战争罪行
The general was tried for war crimes.
将军因战争罪行受审。
冷战
The Cold War shaped global politics.
冷战塑造了全球政治。
口水战
The politicians engaged in a war of words over the new policy.
政客们就新政策展开了一场口水战。
冷战
The two superpowers were locked in a cold war for decades.
这两个超级大国陷入了长达数十年的冷战。
神经战
The negotiations turned into a war of nerves as neither side would give in.
谈判变成了一场神经战，双方都不肯让步。
战争是地狱。
The general said that war is hell.
将军说战争是地狱。
战争。战争从未改变。
In the Fallout series, the intro says 'War. War never changes.'
在《辐射》系列中，开场白说‘战争。战争从未改变。’
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对比单词warn（警告），去掉n就是war（战争），提醒战争需要警惕。
语域：中性。典型使用环境：军事冲突、国际关系、新闻报道。注：通常指国家间或大规模武装冲突，也可用于比喻斗争，但此处选择主要义项。
作为抽象概念时不可数，指具体战争时可数。
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