warfare

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

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)
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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.
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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