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

• 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。
• 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。
• Gellhorn may have broken new ground when she filed her first report on the Spanish Civil War.
  当盖尔霍恩发出她第一篇关于西班牙内战的报道时，她也许已经开辟了一片新的天地。
• He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
  他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
• 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。
• Victory in the civil war had been achieved by a mainly volunteer army.
  一支主要由志愿军组成的队伍取得了内战的胜利。
• Civil war could come if the country breaks up
  如果国家分裂就会爆发内战。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。