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单词 warfare
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Were they a preposterous joke or a serious contribution to modern warfare?Rebels have been warning of a turn to guerrilla warfare.The international vendetta that allegedly led to his death was obscured by a complex web of gang warfare and money laundering.There is little hope in the whole system, which is like some kind of trench warfare in the face of adversity.A million French soldiers had been killed in trench warfare.Troops found a white powder they suspected to be a chemical warfare agent.The second part is outright guerrilla warfare.This trench warfare will be against the background of vocal press campaigns.This is deemed necessary to contain gang warfare and political protests.Other units were seen in bright green biological and chemical warfare suits.Neither does it have to enter into open warfare.Instead it is being used to test the protective qualities of chemical warfare suits for combat soldiers.Some elements of modern warfare have evolved away from personal bravery.The rest of the year it was like trench warfare.She called for an end to gang warfare and blasted crooks being freed to kill.It would be a form of biological warfare.In some areas drug dealing has resulted in open gang warfare.New series exploring how helicopters have changed the face of modern warfare.Americans should settle down for two years of trench warfare.Artificial life will lead to biological warfare.By the second open warfare had been declared. Modern warfare requires all parts to work together as a team.It was like urban guerrilla warfare.Political strife, warfare and trouble have been part of that uncompromising region of the world for centuries.Our leader page has focused in the past week on chemical warfare and we mentioned one figure in particular who should be recalled and honoured.But these options may not obtain and a colonial general will often have to cope as best he can with a variety of guerrilla warfare.For many years, my husband and my cleaner have conducted guerrilla warfare against me about our old brick kitchen floor.

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warfare

British English: warfare NOUN
Warfare is the activity of fighting a war.
...the threat of chemical warfare.
  • American English: warfare
  • Brazilian Portuguese: guerra
  • Chinese: 作战
  • European Spanish: guerra
  • French: guerre
  • German: Kriegführung
  • Italian: guerra
  • Japanese: 戦争行為
  • Korean: 전쟁
  • European Portuguese: guerra
  • Latin American Spanish: guerra

All related terms of 'warfare'

Chinese translation of 'warfare'

warfare

(ˈwɔːfɛəʳ)

n (u)

  1. 战(戰)争(爭) (zhànzhēng)
(noun) 
Definition
a violent or intense conflict of any kind
There are fears that the dispute could develop into open warfare.
Synonyms
war
matters of war and peace
fighting
More than 100 people were injured in the fighting.
campaigning
battle
The battle lasted several years.
struggle
I broke my wrist in the struggle.
conflict
The National Security Council has met to discuss ways of preventing a military conflict.
combat
Over 16 million men died in combat during the war.
hostilities
strife
The boardroom strife at the company is far from over.
bloodshed
jihad
armed struggle
discord
He foments discord among the allies.
enmity
armed conflict
clash of arms
passage of arms
arms
blows
strategy
contest
a bitter contest over who should control the state's future
Opposites
accord
,
peace
,
treaty
,
ceasefire
,
harmony
,
truce
,
conciliation
,
armistice
,
amity
,
cessation of hostilities

Additional synonyms

in the sense of battle
Definition
a fight between large armed forces
The battle lasted several years.
Synonyms
fight,
war,
attack,
action,
struggle,
conflict,
clash,
set-to (informal),
encounter,
combat,
scrap (informal),
biffo (Australian, slang),
engagement,
warfare,
fray,
duel,
skirmish,
head-to-head,
tussle,
scuffle,
fracas,
scrimmage,
sparring match,
bagarre,
melee or mêlée,
boilover (Australian)
in the sense of combat
Definition
a fight or struggle
Over 16 million men died in combat during the war.
Synonyms
fight,
war,
action,
battle,
conflict,
engagement,
warfare,
skirmish
in the sense of conflict
Definition
a struggle or battle
The National Security Council has met to discuss ways of preventing a military conflict.
Synonyms
battle,
war,
fight,
clash,
contest,
set-to (informal),
encounter,
combat,
engagement,
warfare,
collision,
contention,
strife,
head-to-head,
fracas,
boilover (Australian)

Synonyms of 'warfare'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of contest
Definition
a struggle for power or control
a bitter contest over who should control the state's future
Synonyms
struggle,
fight,
battle,
debate,
conflict,
dispute,
encounter,
controversy,
combat,
discord,
turf war (informal)
in the sense of discord
Definition
lack of agreement or harmony between people
He foments discord among the allies.
Synonyms
disagreement,
division,
conflict,
difference,
opposition,
row,
clashing,
dispute,
contention,
friction,
strife,
wrangling,
variance,
disunity,
dissension,
incompatibility,
discordance,
lack of concord
in the sense of fighting
More than 100 people were injured in the fighting.
Synonyms
battle,
war,
conflict,
combat,
hostilities,
warfare,
bloodshed
in the sense of strife
Definition
angry or violent struggle
The boardroom strife at the company is far from over.
Synonyms
conflict,
battle,
struggle,
row,
clash,
clashes,
contest,
controversy,
combat,
warfare,
rivalry,
contention,
quarrel,
friction,
squabbling,
wrangling,
bickering,
animosity,
discord,
dissension
in the sense of struggle
Definition
a fight or battle
I broke my wrist in the struggle.
Synonyms
fight,
battle,
conflict,
clash,
contest,
encounter,
brush,
combat,
hostilities,
strife,
skirmish,
tussle,
biffo (Australian, slang)
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