cold war

英 [ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː(r)]

美 [ˌkoʊld ˈwɔːr]

n.  冷战(通常指第二次世界大战后美国与苏联之间的对峙局面)

法律

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牛津词典

noun

• 冷战（通常指第二次世界大战后美国与苏联之间的对峙局面）
  a very unfriendly relationship between two countries who are not actually fighting each other, usually used about the situation between the US and the Soviet Union after the Second World War

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER （二战后开始的）冷战
  The Cold Warwas the period of hostility and tension between the Soviet bloc and the Western powers that followed the Second World War.
  1. ...the end of the cold war and the decline in armaments spending.
     冷战的结束和军备开支的减少
  2. ...the first major crisis of the post-Cold War era.
     冷战后第一次重大的危机

英英释义

noun

• a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare

双语例句

• Once the cold war had ended it was natural to ask why the western system had prevailed.
  冷战一结束，人们自然会提出一个问题：为什么西方制度获胜了？
• With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
  随着冷战即将结束，对话就只是一种形式了。
• They were reaching out the hand of friendship to their former adversaries of the Cold War
  他们向从前冷战时期的对手伸出友谊之手。
• But this is not your father's Cold War.
  但是，这不是你父亲的冷战。
• By all means, you should take immediate action to stop this cold war.
  不管用什么方法，你都应该立即采取行动，制止这场冷战。
• The end of the Cold War has produced the prospect of a new world order based on international co-operation
  冷战的结束带来了建立一个以国际合作为基础的世界新秩序的希望。
• The era of international bickering and cold war obstructionism has finally ended.
  国际争吵和冷战蓄意阻挠的时代终于结束了。
• The cold war between the two countries lasted for eight years.
  两国之间的冷战持续了八年。
• Together with our allies, we forged a lasting peace from a cold war.
  同我们的盟友一起，我们经历了冷战，缔造了持久和平。
• The far-reaching pact has also made sure the Cold War is consigned to history with a joint peace declaration.
  随着和平联合声明的发表，这个意义深远的条约也确保冷战成为了历史。