truce

/tɹuːs/· n.

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Chinese meaning

停战;休战协议

交jiāo战zhàn双shuāng方fāng约yuē定dìng暂zàn停tíng战zhàn斗dòu的de协xié议yì

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美měi伊yī之zhī间jiān岌jí岌jí可kě危wēi的de停tíng火huǒ状zhuàng态tài

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měi伊yī双shuāng方fāng在zài中zhōng东dōng持chí续xù交jiāo火huǒ,停tíng火huǒ协xié议yì陷xiàn入rù危wēi机jī,伊yī朗lǎng对duì美měi国guó在zài波bō湾wān地dì区qū的de军jūn事shì基jī地dì发fā动dòng报bào复fù性xìng打dǎ击jī。

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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