warfare
UK/'wɒ:fєә/US
TOEFL六级考研B1
释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生war + fare(「行进、进程」——welfare 福利、thoroughfare 通衢里的 fare)。warfare 是战争的进行——是活动而非事件——所以通常配修饰词:guerrilla warfare 游击战、chemical warfare 化学战、economic warfare 经济战。
词根 war 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Modern warfare relies heavily on drones and satellites.
现代战争高度依赖无人机和卫星。
- 2.
The two firms were locked in a kind of economic warfare.
这两家公司陷入了某种经济战。
- 3.
Guerrilla warfare made the occupation impossible to sustain.
游击战使占领无法维持下去。