civil war

英 [ˌsɪvl ˈwɔː(r)]

美 [ˌsɪvl ˈwɔːr]

n.  内战; 美国内战，美国南北战争(1861–1865)

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牛津词典

noun

• 内战
  a war between groups of people in the same country
  1. the Spanish Civil War
     西班牙内战
  2. 30 years of bitter civil war
     30年惨烈的内战
• 美国内战，美国南北战争（1861–1865）
  the war fought in the US between the northern and the southern states in the years 1861 to 1865

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 内战
  Acivil waris a war which is fought between different groups of people who live in the same country.
  1. ...the Spanish Civil War.
     西班牙内战

英英释义

noun

• a war between factions in the same country

双语例句

• The years of civil war have dehumanized all of us.
  连年内战剥夺了我们所有人的人性。
• We cannot take sides in a civil war
  内战中我们不能支持任何一方。
• The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region
  那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。
• These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war.
  这些要求助长了人们对内战的恐惧。
• The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday
  昨天，内战夺去了一位联合国译员的生命。
• He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war
  他已经发出了警告，国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。
• The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock
  为结束内战而进行的最新谈判好像要陷入僵局。
• His church became a sanctuary for thousands of people who fled the civil war.
  他的教堂成为成千上万逃离内战的人们的避难所。
• He is currently writing a dissertation on the Somali civil war.
  他目前正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。
• Civil war in the Sudan has been grinding on for nine years.
  苏丹内战已经持续了9年之久。