phony war

英英释义

• n.

  1.a period when enemies are officially at war but not actively engaged in armed conflict, e.g. the period of relative calm at the beginning of World War II

英汉例句

• 1.She had joined him the first year of the phony war and now she couldn't get away.

  在谣传战争要开始的头一年她就到他这里来了，现在她想走也走不掉了。

• 2.on military buildup for this phony war on terror.

  这个虚假反恐战争的巨大军费上