asymmetric warfare
noun [ U ] military specialized uk/eɪ.sɪˌmet.rɪk ˈwɔː.feər/ us/eɪ.sɪˌmet.rɪk ˈwɔːr.fer/ (also asymmetrical warfare); (also asymmetric war, asymmetrical war [ C or U ])
不对称战争
war between forces that are very different in size and in the weapons and abilities that they have, especially war between a large conventional (= traditional) army and a smaller group that has to use unusual methods
Asymmetric warfare has revealed the limitations of large, immobile armies. 不对称战争揭示了庞大的非机动军队的局限性。
This was a new era of asymmetric war against terrorism.
It can be very difficult to fight an asymmetric war.
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- He declared the bombing "an act of asymmetric warfare."
- The most valuable weapon in this sort of asymmetrical warfare is intelligence.
- National armies must evolve to counter the threats of terrorism and asymmetric warfare.
- It was expected that there would be a period of asymmetric war, with suicide bombings and surprise attacks.
- The country risks being drawn into an asymmetric war it cannot win.
- We are fighting an asymmetrical war against terrorists.