1 N-UNCOUNT [usually NOUN n] (交战或冲突后的) 和平 If countries or groups involved in a war or violent conflict are discussing
peace, they are talking to each other in order to try to end the conflict.
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Peace talks involving other rebel leaders and government representatives broke up without agreement last week, but are due to resume shortly.
上个星期,其他叛军领导人和政府代表之间的和谈没能达成协议,宣告破裂,但是和谈不久会重开。
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Leaders of some rival factions signed a peace agreement last week.
上周,一些敌对派系领导人签订了和平协议。
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They hope the treaty will bring peace and stability to Southeast Asia.
他们希望该条约能够为东南亚带来和平与稳定。
2 N-UNCOUNT [oft at NOUN] 和平;太平 If there is
peace in a country or in the world, there are no wars or violent conflicts going on.
和平;太平 3 N-UNCOUNT [usually NOUN n] 和平运动;裁军运动(尤指核裁军运动) If you disapprove of weapons, especially nuclear weapons, you can use
peace to refer to campaigns and other activities intended to reduce their numbers or stop their use.
和平运动;裁军运动(尤指核裁军运动) 4 N-UNCOUNT [oft in NOUN] 安静;宁静;安宁 If you have
peace, you are not being disturbed, and you are in calm, quiet surroundings.
安静;宁静;安宁 5 N-UNCOUNT [oft at NOUN] (心情)平静,平和 If you have a feeling of
peace, you feel contented and calm and not at all worried. You can also say that you are
at peace.
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I had a wonderful feeling of peace and serenity when I saw my husband.
看到我丈夫时,我有一种异常平静安详的奇妙感觉。
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The peace of the Lord be always with you.
愿主的平和与你永在。
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I know you will never be at peace until you have discovered where your brother is.
我知道,不查明你兄弟在哪儿你永远都不得安宁。
6 N-UNCOUNT [oft in NOUN] 和睦;和谐 If there is
peace among a group of people, they live or work together in a friendly way and do not quarrel. You can also say that people live or work
in peace with each other.
和睦;和谐 7 N-IN-NAMES 和约 The Peace of a particular place is a treaty or an agreement that was signed there, bringing an end to a war.
和约 [old-fashioned] 9 PHRASE 保持缄默 If you
hold or
keep your
peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
保持缄默 [formal] SYN say nothing, be silent, keep quiet, hold your tongue
10 PHRASE 维持治安;维护和平 If someone in authority, such as the army or the police,
keeps the peace, they make sure that people behave and do not fight or quarrel with each other.
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...the first UN contingent assigned to help keep the peace in Cambodia.
派往柬埔寨协助维持治安的第一批联合国分遣队
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How did your mother succeed in keeping the peace between these two very different men?
你母亲是如何做到让这两个性格迥异的男人相安无事的?
11 PHRASE 遵纪守法;不滋生事端 If the law requires you
to keep the peace, you must behave well and not cause any trouble in public.
遵纪守法;不滋生事端 12 PHR-RECIP [VERB inflects, PHR with n, plural-n PHRASE] (与…)言归于好;(与…)讲和 If you
make peace with someone or
make your
peace with them, you put an end to your quarrel with them, often by apologizing.
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The President ought to seize this opportunity to make his peace with political parties and negotiate a speedy return to democracy.
总统应该抓住这个机会与各政党握手言好,协商尽快恢复民主。
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All of a sudden she seemed to want to make peace and patch up our quarrel.
突然她似乎想要和好,结束我们之间的争吵。
13 PHRASE 安心;心境的安宁 If something gives you
peace of mind, it stops you from worrying about a particular problem or difficulty.
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The main appeal these bonds hold for individual investors is the safety and peace of mind they offer.
这些债券对个人投资者的主要吸引力在于其安全性,令人放心。
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He began to insist upon a bullet-proof limousine, just for peace of mind.
他开始坚持要防弹豪华轿车,仅仅是为了安心而已。
14 PHRASE 安息(有时刻于墓碑上) If you express the wish that a dead person may
rest in peace, you are showing respect and sympathy for him or her. '
Rest in peace' is also sometimes written on gravestones.
安息(有时刻于墓碑上) [formal] 15 PHRASE [usu v-link PHR n] 心平气和;与世无争 If you are
at peace with yourself or
at peace with the world, you feel calm and contented, and you have no emotional conflicts within yourself or with other people.
心平气和;与世无争 16 to
disturb the peace→see: disturb Quotations
Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war John Milton Sonnet, To the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652 Let him who desires peace, prepare for war Vegetius De Re Militari Peace is not the absence of war. Lasting peace is rooted in justice David Trimble You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom Malcolm X Prospects for Peace in 1965 If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace Lord John Russell speech In the arts of peace Man is a bungler George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman the peace of God, which passeth all understanding Bible: Philippians They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks Bible: Isaiah War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading Thomas Hardy The Dynasts He that makes a good war makes a good peace George Herbert Outlandish Proverbs peace: in international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years