at war

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at war

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Fighting in a war.
broadly, figuratively (typically with with or against) Vigorously opposed (to); in strong conflict (with). The decision to separate a child from their parents is at war with our values.
Similar: at odds

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prep_phrase fighting in a war

中文	處於戰爭狀態 /处于战争状态 chǔyú zhànzhēng zhuàngtài, 交戰 /交战 jiāozhàn

prep_phrase vigorously opposed to

中文	互相衝突 /互相冲突 hùxiāng chōngtū

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@misc{at_war_2026,
  title = {at war},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20war},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}