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 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。
• 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。
• The Patriotic Front took power after a three-month civil war
  经过3个月内战，爱国阵线夺取了政权。
• There are many who believe that civil war will be the eventual outcome of the racial tension in the country
  有很多人相信，该国种族关系的紧张最终将导致内战。
• Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its social fabric.
  经年内战已破坏了国家的基础设施，摧毁了其社会结构。
• The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.
  内战阻碍着救援机构对饥荒赈济物资的配给。
• Democracy survived the Civil War and the developing industrial leviathan and struggled on into the twentieth century.
  民主经历了内战和庞大工业体系的逐渐兴起仍然幸存了下来，并且艰难挺进了20世纪。
• Civil war and famine sent the nation plunging into anarchy.
  内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。
• 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。
• 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。