- [uncountable, singular]
a situation or a period of time in which there is no war or violence in a country or an area 和平；太平 world peace 世界和平 - in peace
The two communities live together in peace. 这两个社区和平相处。 - at peace
The countries have been at peace for more than a century. 这些国家和平共处已有一个多世纪。 peace talks/negotiations 和平谈判／协商 the peace process 和平进程 a peace treaty/accord/agreement/deal 和平条约/协议/协议/交易 - peace between A and B
The negotiators are trying to make peace between the warring factions. 谈判者正努力使交战各派议和。 The fragile peace between North and South is threatened. 南北之间脆弱的和平受到威胁。 He is critical of US efforts to restore peace to the country. 他对美国恢复该国和平的努力持批评态度。 to bring/promote/achieve/ensure peace 带来/促进/实现/确保和平 A UN force has been sent to keep the peace (= to prevent people from fighting). 一支联合国部队被派出维护和平。 After years of war, the people long for a lasting peace. 历经多年战乱之后，人民渴望永久和平。 the peace movement (= that tries to prevent war by protesting, persuading politicians, etc.) 争取和平运动 the Peace of Utrecht, 1713 (= the agreement ending the war) 1713 年的乌得勒支和平协议
Homophones peace | piecepeace piece- peace noun
Hopes for peace between the two nations are fading. 两国之间和平的希望正在消失。
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Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflicta2An uneasy peace prevailed in the first days of the ceasefire. 停火的最初几天里处于不稳定的和平状态。 The country is in a state of relative peace after ten years of fighting. 经历了 10 年的战争之后，该国正处于相对的和平之中。 His country's actions threaten peace in the region. 他所在国家的行动威胁到该地区的和平。 The UN has resumed its efforts to broker peace. 联合国已恢复和平斡旋的努力。 An uneasy peace settled over the region. 该地区出现了不稳定的和平。 The regime fell and peace reigned once more. 政权倒台了，和平再次占据了统治地位。 Any hopes of peace between the two nations seem to have faded. 这两国之间的和平希望似乎逐渐渺茫。 The president is visiting the country on a peace mission. 总统肩负和平使命访问这个国家。 Over 20 heads of state attended the peace talks. 20多位国家元首参加了和谈。 Peace protesters came out in force for the biggest demonstration ever. 和平抗议者举行了有史以来最大规模的示威游行。 The peace movement grew in strength during the Cold War years. 和平运动在冷战时期日益壮大。 Ironically the peace settlement was the cause of much future conflict. 具有讽刺意味的是，和平解决是未来许多冲突的原因。 Their efforts to bring about a peace accord soon failed. 他们达成和平协议的努力很快就失败了。 He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 他被授予诺贝尔和平奖。 Obviously world peace is our ultimate goal. 显然世界和平是我们的最终目标。 They prayed for peace on earth. 他们祈祷地球和平。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- durable
- lasting
- permanent
- …
- bring (about)
- establish
- make
- …
- come
- prevail
- reign
- …
- conference
- congress
- negotiations
- …
- at peace (with)
- peace between
- [uncountable]
the state of being calm or quiet 平静；安静；宁静 She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening. 她轻松地躺着享受夏日傍晚的宁静。 I would work better if I had some peace and quiet. 四周若再安静一些，我会干得更好。 I need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that I do not have to worry). 我必须看到她安然无恙，心里才踏实。 - at peace with yourself
He never really felt at peace with himself. 他从未真正感到过内心的平静。 - at peace
I felt calm and at peace. 我感到平静和安宁。 Her father is at peace (= dead) now. 她的父亲现在安息了。 - (
law 法律 They were charged with disturbing the peace (= behaving in a noisy and violent way). 他们被指控扰乱治安。 - in peace
He just wants to be left in peace (= not to be disturbed). 他只希望不受打扰。
Extra ExamplesGo away and leave me in peace! 走开，别打扰我！ He was enjoying the peace of his study. 他享受着书房的宁静。 Peace descended once more on the little town. 平静再一次降临小镇。 She finally found inner peace and happiness. 她终于找到了内心的平静和幸福。 The island is a haven of peace and tranquillity. 这个岛上极其宁静。 The peace of the afternoon was suddenly shattered by a police siren. 下午的宁静突然被警笛打破了。 She stopped shouting and peace reigned supreme once again. 她不再大喊大叫，一切又恢复了平静。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inner
- perfect
- eternal
- …
- find
- seek
- enjoy
- …
- reign
- descend on something
- settle over something
- …
- at peace
- at peace with
- in peace
- …
- peace and quiet
- peace and tranquillity
- peace of mind
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- [uncountable]
the state of living in friendship with somebody without arguing 和睦；融洽；和谐 - in peace with somebody
They simply can't seem to live in peace with each other. 他们好像就是不能和睦相处。 - in peace
They live together in peace despite their differences. 尽管有分歧，他们还是和平地生活在一起。 - at peace with somebody/something
She felt at peace with the world. 她感觉与世无争。
Which Word? peace / peacefulnesspeace / peacefulness- The noun peace can be used to talk about a peaceful state or situation:
名词 peace 指和平、平静、安宁的状态或形势： world peace 世界和平 I just need some peace and quiet. 我需要的只是平静与安宁。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inner
- perfect
- eternal
- …
- find
- seek
- enjoy
- …
- reign
- descend on something
- settle over something
- …
- at peace
- at peace with
- in peace
- …
- peace and quiet
- peace and tranquillity
- peace of mind
- …
- in peace with somebody
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pais, from Latin pax, pac- ‘peace’.
Idioms
hold your peace/tongue
- (old-fashioned)
to say nothing although you would like to give your opinion （想说却）保持沉默，缄口不语
make (your) peace with somebody
to end an argument with somebody, usually by saying you are sorry （经道歉）与人和解，言归于好 He made peace with his brother when their father was dying. 当他们的父亲快要死的时候，他和他的兄弟和解了。
(there’s) no peace/rest for the wicked
- (usually humorous)
used when somebody is complaining that they have a lot of work to do （有人抱怨工作太多时说）恶人绝无平安