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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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

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

noun

The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday
昨天，内战夺去了一位联合国译员的生命。
The years of civil war have dehumanized all of us.
连年内战剥夺了我们所有人的人性。
He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
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。
We cannot take sides in a civil war
内战中我们不能支持任何一方。
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。
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。
His church became a sanctuary for thousands of people who fled the civil war.
他的教堂成为成千上万逃离内战的人们的避难所。
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。