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单词 ceasefire
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Definition of ceasefire in English:

ceasefire

noun ˈsiːsfʌɪəˈsisˌfaɪ(ə)r
  • 1A temporary suspension of fighting; a truce.

    the latest ceasefire seems to be holding
    as modifier a ceasefire agreement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the ceasefire is broken then we will not be able to go there, look after our crops and harvest.
    • Each day without violence raised the political cost of breaking the ceasefire.
    • Well I think you have to look at the difference between this agreement and other ceasefires that have failed.
    • The Good Friday 1998 power sharing agreement led to a ceasefire by most of the paramilitary organisations.
    • The fighting shows no signs of diminishing, despite partial and temporary ceasefires.
    • What is not needed is the short-term fix of a temporary ceasefire - something much more drastic and enduring is required.
    • During that time, the government wants to examine the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
    • War with people who break their ceasefire agreements is the default position.
    • One thing is certain however, the ceasefire and the peace process are gone for the moment.
    • New Delhi is in the midst of formulating a reply because the ceasefire ends on July 31.
    • As the months go by, the international community continues to negotiate agreements and ceasefires, while aid workers on the ground struggle to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
    • Should we start taking bets on when these militant terrorist groups will break the ceasefire?
    • A tentative ceasefire broke down last Tuesday leading to fresh fighting in the suburb.
    • Second, start demanding a ceasefire so that the humanitarian crises can be attended to.
    • On 5 October there was a ceasefire, confirmed by the Dayton Peace Agreement signed on 21 November.
    • Significantly, the ceasefire has met opposition from many nationalist politicians.
    • A death toll that tops nearly one dozen in the first day of a military ceasefire offers little grounds for hope.
    • The logic of their demands to strengthen the military and renegotiate the ceasefire is to plunge the island back to war.
    • They typically served to monitor ceasefires and supervise truces; occasionally, peacekeeping missions were deployed to keep belligerents apart as in Cyprus in 1964.
    • Amid great excitement, the government and rebels reached a ceasefire agreement at the beginning of last year.
    Synonyms
    armistice, suspension of hostilities, cessation of hostilities, peace
    1. 1.1 An order or signal to stop fighting.
      Synonyms
      law and order, lawfulness, order, peacefulness, peaceableness, harmony, harmoniousness, accord, concord, amity, amicableness, goodwill, friendship, cordiality, non-aggression, non-violence
 
 

Definition of ceasefire in US English:

ceasefire

nounˈsēsˌfī(ə)rˈsisˌfaɪ(ə)r
  • 1A temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce.

    the latest ceasefire seems to be holding
    as modifier a ceasefire agreement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • New Delhi is in the midst of formulating a reply because the ceasefire ends on July 31.
    • Well I think you have to look at the difference between this agreement and other ceasefires that have failed.
    • Second, start demanding a ceasefire so that the humanitarian crises can be attended to.
    • The logic of their demands to strengthen the military and renegotiate the ceasefire is to plunge the island back to war.
    • Should we start taking bets on when these militant terrorist groups will break the ceasefire?
    • They typically served to monitor ceasefires and supervise truces; occasionally, peacekeeping missions were deployed to keep belligerents apart as in Cyprus in 1964.
    • On 5 October there was a ceasefire, confirmed by the Dayton Peace Agreement signed on 21 November.
    • One thing is certain however, the ceasefire and the peace process are gone for the moment.
    • Each day without violence raised the political cost of breaking the ceasefire.
    • A death toll that tops nearly one dozen in the first day of a military ceasefire offers little grounds for hope.
    • Amid great excitement, the government and rebels reached a ceasefire agreement at the beginning of last year.
    • The fighting shows no signs of diminishing, despite partial and temporary ceasefires.
    • If the ceasefire is broken then we will not be able to go there, look after our crops and harvest.
    • War with people who break their ceasefire agreements is the default position.
    • What is not needed is the short-term fix of a temporary ceasefire - something much more drastic and enduring is required.
    • Significantly, the ceasefire has met opposition from many nationalist politicians.
    • During that time, the government wants to examine the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
    • As the months go by, the international community continues to negotiate agreements and ceasefires, while aid workers on the ground struggle to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
    • The Good Friday 1998 power sharing agreement led to a ceasefire by most of the paramilitary organisations.
    • A tentative ceasefire broke down last Tuesday leading to fresh fighting in the suburb.
    Synonyms
    armistice, suspension of hostilities, cessation of hostilities, peace
    1. 1.1 An order or signal to stop fighting.
      Synonyms
      law and order, lawfulness, order, peacefulness, peaceableness, harmony, harmoniousness, accord, concord, amity, amicableness, goodwill, friendship, cordiality, non-aggression, non-violence
 
 
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