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

• Her family was given safe conduct to Britain when civil war broke out.
  内战爆发时，她全家获得了前往英国的安全通行许可。
• 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。
• For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.
  20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。
• 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。
• 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。
• He doubted their claim to have forsaken military solutions to the civil war
  他对他们声称已经放弃通过武力解决内战感到怀疑。
• 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。
• 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。
• He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
  他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
• We cannot take sides in a civil war
  内战中我们不能支持任何一方。