① battle意為“戰(zhàn)斗,戰(zhàn)役”,常用詞,一般指具體的武裝沖突或交戰(zhàn)。
The battle was fought early in the morning. 戰(zhàn)斗在清晨打響。
The French army was annihilated at the battle of Waterloo. 法軍在滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)役中全軍覆沒。
② campaign意為“戰(zhàn)役”,常指一系列有預(yù)定目標(biāo)的軍事行動,一次戰(zhàn)役可以包括一系列的battle。
The Germans were defeated in the campaign of North Africa. 德國人在北非的戰(zhàn)役中被擊敗。
The general risked his whole campaign on the outcome of one battle. 將軍孤注一擲,以一次戰(zhàn)斗的成敗決定整個(gè)戰(zhàn)役。
③ war意為“戰(zhàn)爭”,指國與國之間的戰(zhàn)爭,也指內(nèi)戰(zhàn)。
A war burst out between the two countries. 兩國間爆發(fā)了戰(zhàn)爭。
Germany was at war with almost all the countries in the world then. 德國當(dāng)時(shí)幾乎同世界所有國家處于交戰(zhàn)狀態(tài)。