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

• The cold war came to an end.
  冷战结束了。
• The crisis in Ukraine has revived memories of the cold war and sparked fears of a new one.
  乌克兰危机再度勾起了人们对冷战的回忆，并引发了人们对新冷战的担忧。
• Institutions and habits of thought changed, while capital controls and cold war rivalries reinforced reliance on foreign aid.
  随着资本管控和冷战对抗增强了对外国援助的依赖，我们的制度和思维习惯发生了改变。
• 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。
• President Mitterrand arrived in Hanoi yesterday to bury old colonial and cold war enmities.
  密特朗总统昨天到达河内，以期结束长久以来殖民战争和冷战造成的敌意。
• I hated the Cold War. I think we're very well out of it.
  我痛恨冷战。幸亏我们没有卷进去。
• Since the end of the cold war, major and profound changes have taken place in the international situation.
  冷战结束后，国际形势发生了重大而深刻的变化。
• The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolised the end of the Cold War between East and West.
  柏林墙的倒塌象征着东西方冷战的结束。
• 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。
• I looked forward to the end of the cold war, but now I feel disappointed.
  我希望冷战结束，但现在我感到失望。