war game

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ˈwar ˌgame noun [countable]  1. PMDan activity in which soldiers fight an imaginary battle in order to test military plans 军事演习2. DGBa game played by adults in which models of soldiers, guns, horses etc are moved around a table, or a similar game played on a computer 〔成人在桌上或计算机上玩的〕战争游戏

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war game• The U.S. military's favorite way of testing its assumptions and ideas is to run a war game.• The unit was one of dozens participating in the Kernel Blitz 97 biennial war game at Camp Pendleton.• The war game was fought out at Schriever Air Force base in Colorado and was set in space in the year 2017.

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war game
ˈwar ˌgame noun [countable]
1. an activity in which soldiers fight an imaginary battle in order to test military plans
2. a game played by adults in which models of soldiers, guns, horses etc are moved around a table, or a similar game played on a computer

war gameBrE /ˈwɔː ɡeɪm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːr ɡeɪm/ 🔊 nouna practice battle that is used to test military plans and equipment 作战演习；军事演习a game or activity in which imaginary battles are fought, for example by moving models of soldiers, ships, etc. around on a table, or on a computer 战争游戏（用模型士兵、战舰等在桌面或计算机上进行）