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

• 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。
• He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
  他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
• 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。
• The date of the document can be deduced from references to the Civil War
  这份文件的日期可以从其中多次提到内战之处进行推断。
• The Catalans declared for Charles and a civil war erupted in Valencia and Aragon
  加泰罗尼亚人宣布支持查理，于是一场内战在巴伦西亚和阿拉贡两地爆发。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。