ceasefire

/ˈsiːsfaɪər/· noun

政治/外交/军事B2

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Chinese meaning

停tíng火huǒ

双shuāng方fāng约yuē定dìng暂zàn时shí停tíng战zhàn

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10月yuè停tíng火huǒ后hòu以yǐ色sè列liè控kòng制zhì线xiàn西xī移yí

Example

Since an October ceasefire, Israel has shifted the Yellow Line west, boosting its control from 53% to about 64% of the Gaza Strip.

自zì10月yuè停tíng火huǒ以yǐ来lái,以yǐ色sè列liè已yǐ将jiāng黄huáng线xiàn西xī移yí,把bǎ其qí控kòng制zhì的de加jiā沙shā地dì带dài比bǐ例lì从cóng53%提tí高gāo到dào约yuē64%。

Source: Los Angeles Times · 9 Aug 2026

Background ✎

报bào道dào聚jù焦jiāo加jiā沙shā"黄huáng线xiàn"西xī移yí如rú何hé侵qīn蚀shí巴bā勒lè斯sī坦tǎn人rén生shēng活huó空kōng间jiān,凸tū显xiǎn停tíng火huǒ后hòu以yǐ色sè列liè控kòng制zhì区qū持chí续xù扩kuò张zhāng。

Roots · etymology

cease 源拉丁 cessare(停止)+ fire

  • cease(停止)+ fire(开火)

Collocations

  • ceasefire agreement/fragile ceasefire/declare a ceasefire

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