单词 | truce |
释义 | truce (truːs ) Word forms: truces countable noun A truce is an agreement between two people or groups of people to stop fighting or quarrelling for a short time. The fighting of recent days has given way to an uneasy truce between the two sides. [+ between] Let's call a truce. Synonyms: ceasefire, break, stay, rest Collocations: uneasy truce After the open warfare of a few years ago, we seem to have reached an uneasy truce. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We have managed an uneasy truce, although neither understands the other. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Shortly afterwards the brothers effected an uneasy truce and reunited. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 停战 Japanese: 休戦 |
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