PEACE1 when there is no war2 when two countries agree to stop fighting3 to try to prevent or end a war4 someone who is against warRELATED WORDSoppositeWARsee alsoFIGHT1 when there is no war 没有战争peace /piːs/ [uncountable noun]when there is no war 和平 There has been peace in the region for six years now. 如今，该地区已维持了六年和平局面。peace talks/negotiationswhen enemies meet and talk, to try and achieve peace 和平会谈/谈判 The United States urged Moscow and the rebels to resume peace talks. 美国敦促莫斯科与叛乱分子重开和平会谈。a peace agreement/deal/settlement More than 250,000 people died before a peace agreement was reached. 和平协议达成前死亡超过25万人。the peace processa continuing attempt, over a long period, to achieve peace between enemies. 和平进程 the Middle East peace process 中东和平进程world peace It was a dangerous situation that threatened world peace. 这是威胁到世界和平的危险局势。peace movementan organization that works to try to prevent wars 和平运动 All her life she'd been an active member of the peace movement. 她一生都是和平运动的积极分子。peacetime /ˈpiːstaɪm/ [uncountable noun]a period of time when a country is not fighting a war - use this when comparing this period with a time when there is war 和平时期〔用于与战时比较〕 A country's army may be quite small during peacetime. 一个国家的军队规模在和平时期可能是相当小的。 In peacetime, the Hercules aircraft has been used for distributing food to famine areas. 和平时期，“大力神”运输机被用于向饥荒地区分送食品。 The talks were aimed at establishing normal peacetime relations between the two countries. 一系列会谈的目的是在两国间建立正常的和平关系。peaceful /ˈpiːsfəl/ [adjective]use this about changes or events that happen without war or fighting 〔变化或事件〕和平的 There was a relatively peaceful transfer of power from the military government to the new democracy. 军政府向新民主政府权力交接的过程相对和平。 a peaceful solution to the troubles in the region 一个和平解决该地区冲突的方法peacefully [adverb] Can they achieve their independence peacefully? 他们能不能和平地取得独立？be at peace with /biː ət ˈpiːs wɪð/ [verb phrase]if two or more countriesare at peace with each other, they are not fighting each other and have a friendly relationship 〔国家〕与…和平共处 From 1564 until 1585, England was at peace with most of her neighbours. 1564至1585年间，英格兰与大多数邻国和平相处。 For the next 25 years, Britain managd to remain at peace with France. 接下来的25年里，英国设法与法国和平共处。2 when two countries agree to stop fighting 两国同意休战ceasefire /ˈsiːsfaɪəʳ/ [countable noun]an agreement to stop fighting for a limited period of time, especially in order to talk about making peace 停火协议〔尤指为了议和〕 The ceasefire won't last unless both sides are prepared to compromise. 除非双方都准备妥协，否则停火协议无法继续下去。ceasefire between a ceasefire between the warring forces in the south 南方交战部队间的一项停火协议ceasefire agreement Both leaders signed the ceasefire agreement. 两位领导人签署了停火协议。agree to/achieve a ceasefire The government had failed in numerous attempts to achieve a ceasefire through negotiation. 该政府想通过谈判达成停火协议的许多次努力都失败了。violate the ceasefirestart fighting again during a ceasefire 破坏停火 So far no one has violated the three-day ceasefire. 到目前为止，没有人破坏这项三天停火协议。truce /truːs/ [countable noun]an agreement to stop fighting for a short time, especially in order to discuss making peace 〔短时间的〕休战协定〔尤为了议和〕 The rebels have ended a 17-month-old truce, and could strike at any time. 叛军中止了17个月的休战协定，随时可能发起攻击。truce between a truce between the rival Christian forces 对立的基督教武装力量间的休战协定call/negotiate/secure etc a truce The two sides have been unable to negotiate a truce. 双方无法通过谈判达成休战协定。peace treaty /ˈpiːs ˌtriːti/ [countable noun]a written agreement between two enemies saying that they agree to end the war 和平条约 Both countries agreed to work towards a peace treaty. 两国同意为和平条约而努力。peace treaty between On July 12th, the South Korean President called for a peace treaty between the two states. 7月12日，总统要求两国缔结和平条约。negotiate/draw up/sign/conclude a peace treaty The left-wing guerrilla movement finally signed a peace treaty with the government on March 9th. 3月9日，左翼游击运动终于同政府签署了一项和平条约。make peace /ˌmeɪk ˈpiːs/ [verb phrase]if two countriesmake peace, they stop fighting and agree to end the war 议和；休战 France and Spain made peace in 1659 after a war lasting 25 years. 法国和西班牙进行了长达25年的战争之后，于1659年休战。make peace with The two armies made peace with each other in 1918. 1918年，两支交战军队议和。lay down arms /ˌleɪ daʊn ˈɑːʳmz/ [verb phrase]if soldierslay down theirarms, they stop fighting - used especially in literature and descriptions of historical events 放下武器〔尤用于文学作品和对历史事件的描述〕 No sooner had they laid down their arms than the English broke their word and attacked. 他们一放下武器，英格兰人就违背诺言发起攻击。 In March, the Popular Liberation Army laid down arms and registered as a political party. 3月，民众解放军放下武器，注册为政党。3 to try to prevent or end a war 试图避免或结束战争keep the peace /ˌkiːp ðə ˈpiːs/ [verb phrase]to prevent a war or fighting between two countries, or between two opposing armies within a country 维护和平 The President sent federal troops to Grenada to keep the peace. 总统向格林纳达派遣联邦军队以维护和平。keep the peace between In the past, air support from the RAF base at Aden had been enough to keep the peace between the rival warring tribes. 过去，来自皇家空军亚丁基地的空中支援足够在敌对交战的部族间维持和平。peace-keeping /ˈpiːs kiːpɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun]peace-keeping force/troops/mission etcintended to prevent two opposing armies, especially within a country, from fighting 维和部队/军队/使命等 A United Nations peace-keeping force has been sent to the area. 一支联合国维和部队已派往该地区。 Panama called for the United States to withdraw its peace-keeping army. 巴拿马呼吁美国撤走其维和部队。peacekeepers /ˈpiːsˌkiːpəʳz/ [plural noun]soldiers who have been sent to a country where there is a war or fighting in order to keep the peace between the two sides 维和部队 American ground troops are to join the UN peacekeepers to try to stop the war from spreading. 美国地面部队将加入联合国维和部队，试图阻止战争蔓延。mediate between /ˈmiːdieɪt bɪˌtwiːn/ [verb phrase]to help two or more countries or armies that have been at war to make peace with each other by discussing the situation 在…之间调停 An Iranian delegation visited northern Iraq to mediate between rival Kurdish groups. 一支伊朗代表团访问了伊拉克北部，在敌对的库尔德人族群间调停。mediation /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] They hoped that Russia's mediation would end the war. 他们希望俄罗斯的调停能够使战争结束。mediator /ˈmiːdieɪtəʳ/ [countable noun] He received the Nobel Prize for his work as a mediator in the Palestine conflict. 他因在巴勒斯坦冲突中的调解工作而获得诺贝尔奖。4 someone who is against war 反战者pacifist /ˈpæsɪfəst, ˈpæsəfəst/ [countable noun]someone who believes that all war and violence is wrong 和平主义者，反战主义者 Bergson was imprisoned as a pacifist during the World War I. 第一次世界大战期间，伯格森作为反战主义者入狱。anti-war /ˌænti ˈwɔːʳ◂/ [adjective only before noun]strongly against war, especially a war that your country is fighting at the present time 反战的〔尤指你的国家正在参战〕anti-war protest/demonstration/campaigner During the Gulf War, there were several big anti-war demonstrations. 海湾战争期间爆发过数次大规模的反战示威游行。 Anti-war feeling grew stronger in the US as the Vietnam conflict went on. 随着越战的持续，美国的反战情绪日益高涨。peace-loving /ˈpiːs ˌlʌvɪŋ/ [adjective]a group of people or countries that arepeace-loving believe strongly in peace rather than war 〔人群或国家〕热爱和平的 The Australian Aboriginals are a peace-loving race who live simply off the land. 澳大利亚的土著居民是热爱和平的民族，他们依靠土地过着简朴的生活。 As a nation, they are gentle and peace-loving. 该国民众性情温和、爱好和平。peace movement /ˈpiːs ˌmuːvmənt/ [uncountable noun]all the people who protest against wars in general or against a particular war 和平运动〔团体〕 He was a tireless campaigner for the peace movement during the cold war. 冷战期间，他是和平运动的一名坚持不懈的活动家。 The peace movement held a massive rally in Hyde Park today. 今天和平运动组织在海德公园举行了大规模集会。peace protester/demonstrator /ˈpiːs prəˌtestəʳ, ˈdemənstreɪtəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who joins in an organized protest against a war 和平抗议者/示威者 Peace protesters broke into the Administration building and occupied it for six days. 和平抗议者冲进行政大楼，占领了六天。 Some 40,000 peace demonstrators gathered in Bonn yesterday to protest agains the bombing. 昨天，大约40,000名和平示威者聚集在波恩抗议轰炸事件。