warfare
UK/'wɒ:fєә/US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
The activity of fighting a war; the methods and conduct of armed conflict.
战争行为、作战方式（武装冲突的进行与手段）。
n.
Aggressive struggle or competition by non-military means (figurative).
（比喻）非军事手段的激烈斗争或竞争。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedwar + fare ('going, course' — the fare of welfare and thoroughfare). Warfare is the waging of war — the activity, not the event — so it usually takes a describing word: guerrilla warfare, chemical warfare, economic warfare.
Root war still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.modern warfare现代战争
- 2.guerrilla warfare游击战
- 3.chemical warfare化学战
- 4.economic warfare经济战
- 5.psychological warfare心理战
Example Sentences
- 1.
Modern warfare relies heavily on drones and satellites.
- 2.
The two firms were locked in a kind of economic warfare.
- 3.
Guerrilla warfare made the occupation impossible to sustain.