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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
warfare
war‧fare /ˈwɔːfeə $ ˈwɔːrfer/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [Word Family: noun: ↑war, ↑warfare, ↑warrior; adjective: ↑pre-war ≠ ↑post-war, ↑warring] [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: war + fare 'going, journey'] 1. the activity of fighting in a war – used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting: the realities of modern warfare chemical/nuclear/germ etc warfare trench/jungle/mountain etc warfare guerrilla warfare (=fighting by small groups of fighters in mountains, forests etc) 2. a continuous and often violent struggle or argument between different groups class/gang/internecine etc warfare the problems of drugs and gang warfare ⇨ psychological warfare at ↑psychological(3) • • • COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + warfare ▪ chemical warfare (=using chemicals, for example poisonous gases, as weapons) the consequences of America’s chemical warfare in Vietnam ▪ biological/germ warfare (=using dangerous bacteria or illnesses as a weapon) These bacteria might be used in biological warfare. ▪ nuclear warfare the appalling consequences of nuclear warfare. ▪ conventional warfare (=not nuclear) They had a stronger conventional warfare capability. ▪ ground warfare (=fighting on the ground, rather than in the air or on the sea) Ground warfare took a heavy toll in casualties. ▪ trench warfare (=fighting from long holes dug into the ground) There he experienced the full horrors of trench warfare. ▪ jungle warfare The Japanese had been trained in jungle warfare. ▪ guerrilla warfare (=involving a small unofficial military group) Sporadic fighting turned into full-scale guerrilla warfare. ▪ naval warfare The age of modern naval warfare was at hand. verbs ▪ wage warfare Rebels waged guerrilla warfare against the occupying army. ▪ engage in warfare The country did not want to engage in warfare. • • • THESAURUS ▪ war noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which there is fighting between countries or opposing groups within a country, with large numbers of soldiers and weapons: He fought in World War II. | the horrors of war ▪ conflict noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which there is fighting or a war – used especially in news reports: the conflict in the Middle East | There is increasing danger of armed conflict. ▪ fighting noun [uncountable] a situation in which people or groups fight each other and try to kill each other: The fighting went on for months. | Fighting in the north has resulted in hundreds of deaths. ▪ hostilities noun [plural] formal fighting in a war: The agreement called on the guerrillas to cease hostilities (=stop fighting) and begin peace talks. ▪ warfare noun [uncountable] the activity of fighting in a war – used especially to talk about a method of fighting: new and more advanced methods of warfare | chemical warfare ▪ battle noun [uncountable and countable] an occasion when two armies, groups of ships etc fight each other in one place during a war: the great naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars | the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 | He died in battle. ▪ skirmish /ˈskɜːmɪʃ $ ˈskɜːr-/ noun [countable] a short fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a war or battle: There were minor skirmishes between Indian and Pakistani troops across the border. ▪ combat noun [uncountable] the act of fighting, especially during a war: Few of them had any experience of combat. | hand-to-hand combat ▪ action noun [uncountable] military actions carried out by the army, navy etc of a country during a war – used especially in the following phrases: He was killed in action in 1944. | Her son went missing in action. | Her grandfather saw action (=fought) in two world wars.
warfarehu◎ | ['wɔ:feə] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | (quân sự) sự tiến hành một cuộc chiến tranh; cuộc chiến tranh | | ☆ | chemical warfare | | chiến tranh hoá học | | ☆ | guerilla warfare | | chiến tranh du kích | | ☆ | conventional warfare | | chiến tranh với vũ khí thường (không phải với vũ khí hạt nhân) | | ☆ | nuclear warfare | | chiến tranh hạt nhân | | ■ | cuộc xung đột dữ dội; cuộc đấu tranh dữ dội |
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