truce
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truce /truːs/ ●○○ noun [countableC] PMPEACE/NO WARan agreement between enemies to stop fighting or arguing for a short time, or the period for which this is arranged 休战,停战(协定);停止争辩(协议);停战期 → ceasefire They agreed to call a truce. 他们同意宣布休战。
truce with/between There was an uneasy truce between Alex and Dave over dinner. 晚饭时,亚历克斯和戴夫暂时休战。
call a truce• Round about the Elephant and Castle I decided to call a truce and talk to him.• For that at Olympia, the oldest and most prestigious, it was customary for cities at war to call a truce.• I mean, why don't we call a truce, eh?• Why don't we call a truce, start again? Origin truce (1300-1400) Plural of true “agreement” ((14-17 centuries)), from Old English treow “keeping of a promise”