单词 | war of nerves |
释义 | war of nerves war of nerves F0 a situation, often before a competition or battle, in which two opposing sides attempt to frighten or discourage each other by making threats or by showing how strong or clever they are Thesaurus+: ↑FightingC2 any situation in which there is strong competition between opposing sides or a great fight against something harmful: » The past few months have witnessed a price war between leading supermarkets.» The government are to step up their attempt to wage war against/on drugs.Thesaurus+: ↑FightingThesaurus+: ↑Arguments and disagreementsWord partners for war• war ♯breaks out• ♯go to war• ♯wage/♯fight a war• ♯declare war (on sb)• an ♯all-out/♯full-scale war• a war ♯against/♯with sb• a war ♯between sb and sb• be ♯at warMain Entry: ↑war |
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