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cold war

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌcold ˈwar noun [singular, uncountable]  1. PGWARan unfriendly political relationship between two countries who do not actually fight each other 〔两国之间的〕冷战2. the Cold War the unfriendly relationship between the US and the Soviet Union after the Second World War 〔二战以后美苏之间的〕冷战
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cold warForget the Berlin Wall itself, there are some lovely kiosks selling cold war kitsch.The wage erosion, of course, started before the end of the cold war.The incentive for business to substitute work for capital has been working with particular force since the end of the cold war.That spread has been levitating in the stratosphere since the end of the cold war.The release of Nelson Mandela in February 1990 coincided neatly with the end of the cold war.Since the cold war ended, many state intelligence agencies have struggled to justify their existence.Britains aerospace industries suffered badly when the cold war ended 4 years ago.The 20-year cold war between them turned thermonuclear.
From Longman Business DictionaryCold WarˌCold ˈWar noun the unfriendly relationship between the US and the USSR after the Second World War, when there was very little trade between the two countriesDespite the end of the Cold War, the NATO alliance continues to expand.
ˌcold ˈwar nounChineseSyllable
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cold war
ˌcold ˈwar noun [singular, uncountable]
1. an unfriendly political relationship between two countries who do not actually fight each other
2. the Cold War the unfriendly relationship between the US and the Soviet Union after the Second World War


cold warBrE /ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkoʊld ˈwɔːr/ 🔊 noun [singular, uncountable] (often Cold War) 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 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)