at war

基本解釋

They were at war with the local Indians and came into the valley.
他們?yōu)榱伺c當(dāng)?shù)氐挠〉诎踩俗鲬?zhàn)而進(jìn)入到這個山谷。
The country was at war in Vietnam and some of our family was there.
全國都在應(yīng)對越戰(zhàn)而我的家人也有去前線的。
"I've referred to myself as the secretary of war, because we're at war," he says in a nasal Kansas twang, raising his voice over the roar of the plane's engines.
“我把自己當(dāng)作戰(zhàn)爭部長，因為我們現(xiàn)在處于戰(zhàn)爭狀態(tài)之中，”他在飛機(jī)引擎的轟鳴聲中提高音量，說話帶有堪薩斯州口音，鼻音很重。

"Let me say this as clearly as I can: The United States is not, and will never be, at war with Islam."
But secondly again Homer and the poets sing the virtues of men at war.
另外，荷馬與其它詩人,歌頌戰(zhàn)士的美德；
耶魯公開課 - 政治哲學(xué)導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
Part of the poem's force derives from the status of this moment as something remembered, and remembered within the context of a nation at war.
詩歌的一部分力量來源于,事情被記起那一刻的狀態(tài)，并且是在國家處于戰(zhàn)爭時期的情況下記起的。
耶魯公開課 - 現(xiàn)代詩歌課程節(jié)選

Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, we are a nation at war.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Freedom Flame 2013