Vocabulary: War and Peace

The outbreak(=start) of war

• conflict 冲突
• strife 冲突
• peaceful 和平的
• territory
• A invades B
• captures/takes control of
• retreat
• attack
• defend it(take action to protect it)
• admiral 海军军官
• aggression 侵略，侵犯
• ambush 埋伏，伏击
• armor 盗甲
• assault 攻击，袭击
• besiege 围困，困扰
• bombard 炮击，轰炸
• cannon 大炮
• captive 俘虏，囚徒
• cavalry 骑兵
• chariot 双轮战车
• colonel 陆军上校
• combat 战斗格斗
• conquest
• corps 组，团
• cruiser 巡洋舰
• fleet 舰队，车队
• fortify 防御工事，增强
• lieutenant 中尉
• marshal 元帅，高级将领
• martial 战争的，军事的
• massacre 大屠杀
• naval 海军的
• pistol 手枪
• raid 突袭
• rebellion 叛乱
• revolt 造反
• rifle 步枪
• sergeant 陆军中士
• shield 盾，保护
• suppress 镇压
• warrior 武士，战士，勇士
• siege 围攻包围
• trigger 扳机
• truce 休战
• veteran
• warfare 战争
• shield and spear 盾和矛
• siege 围城，攻城
• civilian toll 平民伤亡
• hostages 人质
• cease-fire deal 停火协议
• convicted felon 被判有罪的重罪犯

A war zone

• war zone
• allies
• aid
• troops
• supplies: food and other things that are needed every day
• firing of guns and explosives
• killed or wounded
• civilians(ordinary people who are not in the army)

Peace talks

• alive
• run out(food supplies)
• peace talks
• peace settlement
• ceasefire

Terrorism

• hijacking: taking control of a bus, train, ship or plane; the people on board become prisoners
• hostages: 人质
• bargain for something(demand something in exchange for the hostages)
• release the hostages