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

• Ethnic tensions among the republics could lead to civil war
  共和国之间紧张的种族关系可能会引发内战。
• The country had witnessed scenes of tumult not far removed from civil war
  这个国家经历了无异于内战的动乱局势。
• We cannot take sides in a civil war
  内战中我们不能支持任何一方。
• He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
  他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
• 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。
• They have a real fear that they'll be exterminated in the ongoing civil war
  他们十分害怕自己会在持续的内战中被彻底消灭。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。