internecine
internecine 英 [ˌɪntəˈni:saɪn] 美 [ˌɪntərˈnisaɪn]
adj. 两败俱伤的；互相残杀的；致命的
- Prepare yourself, because internecine is a gloomy word. It’s an adjective you’d use to describe a bloody battle where both sides are badly hurt. On a lighter note, it can also mean a conflict that tears an organization apart.
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- adj. 两败俱伤的；互相残杀的；致命的
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1. No one expects us to choose sides in internecine mommy battles.
没人期待自相残杀的妈妈们战斗中选择离场。
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2. According to the memo, Bush also “thought it unlikely that there would be internecine warfare between the different religious and ethnic groups” in Iraq once Saddam was removed from power.
根据这份备忘录所说，布什同样“认为在不同的宗教与种族族群之间不会有自相残杀的战争”一旦萨达姆在伊拉克失去权势。
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3. If internecine strife breaks out again, as it did in 2003, would American forces be able to stand aloof from the massacres that any renewed conflict would certainly bring? It’s hard to see how.
那么如果一旦两败俱伤的冲突重现，就像2003年那样，那么美军能够坐视再次冲突带来的屠杀吗？
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