The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.
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vt.& vi. 與…作戰(zhàn);爭斗;
n. 戰(zhàn)爭，戰(zhàn)役;比賽，較量;長期論戰(zhàn)或長期作戰(zhàn);激烈的競爭;
?? batt打，走+le表名詞 → 戰(zhàn)斗
"the battle of Waterloo"
滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)役
近義：strive, struggle, tilt, vie, war, wrestle
反義：reconcile, impasse, armistice, respite, truce, ceasefire
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，頭腦，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，決心，見解，意見;記憶，記性，記憶力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；開會；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 溝，渠;戰(zhàn)壕;
vt. 掘溝;
vi. 挖戰(zhàn)壕;侵害;
?? trench=cut切，割→被雨水切割出來的溝 → 壕溝
"They recaptured their trench."
他們重新奪回了塹壕.
近義：retrench, ditch, entrench, moat, entrenchment, foss
n. 戰(zhàn)爭，戰(zhàn)爭狀態(tài);斗爭，沖突;軍事行為;兵火;
?? war戰(zhàn)爭+fare經(jīng)過 → 戰(zhàn)爭(狀態(tài));斗爭,沖突
"Metal - wheeled chariots are the prototype of the tanks of modern warfare."
金屬輪戰(zhàn)車是現(xiàn)代戰(zhàn)爭中坦克的原型.
近義：battle, war, confrontation, armament, armaments, arms
n. 地形，地勢;地面，地帶;[地理]巖層;（知識的）領(lǐng)域范圍;
?? terr地+ain表名詞 → 地形；地域
"It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain."
我們花了一整天的時間艱難地穿過那片遍布巖石的地帶.
近義：area, realm, world, domain, field, ground
n. 世界;地球;領(lǐng)域;塵世;
?? 一句（l）話（word）講出 世界的本質(zhì)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe