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Chinese meaning
停战;休战协议
交战双方约定暂停战斗的协议
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美伊之间岌岌可危的停火状态
Example
Truce under pressure as Tehran counters US attacks by targeting military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait
停战承压:德黑兰对美国的袭击予以反击,将巴林和科威特的军事设施列为目标。
Source: Financial Times
Background ✎
美伊双方在中东持续交火,停火协议陷入危机,伊朗对美国在波湾地区的军事基地发动报复性打击。
Roots · etymology
源自古英语 trēow(信义、誓约),与 true 同根,经中古英语 trewes 演变而来
- 单纯词,不可拆分;词根为古英语 trēow(信义、誓约)
Collocations
- call a truce / fragile truce / truce negotiations
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