war with sb/sth
war 作动词时为不及物动词，with 引出交战的另一方。
The two kingdoms warred with each other for generations.
这两个王国世代交战。
作战；打仗；进行战争
warring — present participle of war
进行；展开（竞赛、斗争等）；参与冲突(可跟随“与”指定敌人)。；进行,如比赛；发动。
To engage in armed conflict; to fight a war.
常与 with 连用，表示与某人或某方作战。
参与冲突(可跟随“与”指定敌人)。
To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).
进行,如比赛；发动。
To carry on, as a contest; to wage.
一般现在时
They war over territory.
他们为领土而战。
一般过去时
The two countries warred for decades.
这两个国家交战了数十年。
规则动词：war的过去式和过去分词需双写r加ed。
The two tribes warred over the fertile valley for decades.
这两个部落为了肥沃的山谷交战了几十年。
用法提示：warred 是 war 的过去式，表示‘交战、打仗’。
The government is warring with rebel groups in the northern provinces.
政府正在北部各省与叛乱团体作战。
用法提示：is warring 是现在进行时，表示正在进行战争；与 with 连用指明对手。
The two companies have warred for years over the right to use this technology.
这两家公司多年来一直在争夺这项技术的使用权。
用法提示：warred 在此表示‘进行竞争、争斗’，并非实际军事冲突。
war 作动词时为不及物动词，with 引出交战的另一方。
The two kingdoms warred with each other for generations.
这两个王国世代交战。
against 强调对抗、敌对的一方，语气比 with 更强。
The rebels warred against the government for years.
叛军与政府交战多年。
over 引出双方争夺或争执的对象，可用于战争以外的较量。
The brothers warred over their father's land.
兄弟俩为父亲的土地争斗。
grammar · medium
易错句子The two countries warred their neighbours for years.
正确表达The two countries warred with their neighbours for years.
war 作动词时是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语；要说明和谁交战，必须用介词 with 引出对手。汉语“和……打仗”里的“和”正对应这个 with，漏掉它就成了错误的及物用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子The two countries war over the border in 1990.
正确表达The two countries warred over the border in 1990.
句中有明确的过去时间 in 1990，谓语须用过去式 warred；汉语动词本身没有时态变化，学习者容易直接照搬原形 war。
grammar · medium
易错句子The waring sides finally signed a truce.
正确表达The warring sides finally signed a truce.
war 是重读闭音节结尾的单音节动词，加 -ing 前要先双写末尾辅音 r，写成 warring。这类“辅音+元音+辅音”结构的双写规则与汉语无关，需单独记牢。
与…交战
The two tribes warred with each other for decades.
这两个部落相互交战了几十年。
对…作战；抗击…
They warred against the invaders for years.
他们与入侵者作战多年。
交战派系
The warring factions finally agreed to a ceasefire.
交战派系最终同意停火。
为…而战
The nations warred over the disputed territory.
这些国家为有争议的领土而战。
战争中的直接参与者，常出现在与 war 相关的语境中。
发动或进行战争的主要力量。
作战时使用的工具，是战争场景的核心要素。
战争实际发生的地点，常与 war 的描述搭配出现。
战争期间国家或团体结成的合作关系，会影响 war 的进程。
口舌之争；舌战
The two politicians engaged in a public war of words over the new policy.
两位政治家就新政策展开了一场公开的舌战。
用于竞逐或作战的储备资金；竞选经费
The company has built a large war chest to fund its expansion.
该公司已经积累了一笔巨额储备资金，用于资助其扩张。
怒气冲冲，准备找人算账；寻衅
After the meeting was cancelled, the manager was on the warpath.
会议取消后，经理怒气冲冲，准备找人算账。
所以，他们将在圣盔谷的城墙前作战。
This line is spoken by King Théoden in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as he prepares for the Uruk-hai attack at Helm's Deep. The verb 'war' here means 'to fight' or 'to engage in battle'.
这是电影《指环王：双塔奇兵》（2002）中希优顿王在圣盔谷迎战强兽人前所说的话。这里 war 用作动词，意思是“作战、交战”。
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