warfare

英 [ˈwɔːfeə(r)]

美 [ˈwɔːrfer]

n.  战; 作战; 战争; (群体、公司等之间的)斗争，竞争，冲突

CET6考研TOEFLTEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.6384 / COCA.5066

牛津词典

noun

• 战；作战；战争
  the activity of fighting a war, especially using particular weapons or methods
  1. air/naval/guerrilla, etc. warfare
     空战、海战、游击战等
  2. countries engaged in warfare
     参战国
• （群体、公司等之间的）斗争，竞争，冲突
  the activity of competing in an aggressive way with another group, company, etc.
  1. class/gang warfare
     阶级 / 帮派斗争
  2. The debate soon degenerated into open warfare.
     争论很快恶化，演变成了公开的论战。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 作战;战争
  Warfareis the activity of fighting a war.
  1. ...the threat of chemical warfare.
     化学战的威胁
• N-UNCOUNT 打架;冲突;斗争
  Warfareis sometimes used to refer to any violent struggle or conflict.
  1. Much of the violence is related to drugs and gang warfare...
     大多数暴力事件都与吸毒和群殴有关。
  2. At times party rivalries have broken out into open warfare.
     政党间的矛盾有时爆发为公开的冲突。

英英释义

noun

• the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  1. thousands of people were killed in the war
  Synonym:war
• an active struggle between competing entities
  1. a price war
  2. a war of wits
  3. diplomatic warfare
  Synonym:war

双语例句

• These clashes could develop into open warfare
  这些冲突可能会发展成为公开的战争。
• In modern warfare, mobility and sophisticated weapons are more important than weight of numbers.
  在现代战争中，机动性和先进武器比人多势众更为重要。
• Most of these changes were accompanied by warfare and bloodshed.
  这些变化的发生大多伴随着战争和流血。
• The task force emphasized the danger of armed rebellion and guerrilla warfare in the Carribbean and Andean countries.
  工作小组强调了加勒比海国家和安第斯山脉国家进行武装叛乱和游击战争的危险。
• Moscow has mastered the art of hybrid warfare, including information and psychological pressure.
  莫斯科掌握了混合战争的艺术，包括运用信息和心理压力。
• He dismissed guerrilla warfare as 'adventurism.'
  他对游击战嗤之以鼻，认为那是一种“冒险主义”。
• This is very obviously a psychological warfare.
  这很显然是一个心理战。
• Metal-wheeled chariots are the prototype of the tanks of modern warfare.
  金属轮战车是现代战争中坦克的原型。
• In saying this we also have in mind the strategic task of developing guerrilla warfare into mobile warfare.
  这样说，是包括了游击战向运动战发展这一个战略任务在内的。
• Militarily speaking, our warfare consists of the alternate use of the defensive and the offensive.
  在军事上说来，我们的战争是防御和进攻的交替的应用。