指代范圍不同。war、warfare一般都譯為“戰(zhàn)爭”，但warfare多是指某種戰(zhàn)術(shù)或戰(zhàn)爭。warfare是不可數(shù)名詞，war可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞都可以，所以“一場戰(zhàn)爭”不可能說a warfare，只能說a war。

In the history of coalitionwarfaresuch impasses have been common, and sometimes disastrous.

在聯(lián)合作戰(zhàn)的歷史中，這種相持不下的局面是很普通的，往往也是災(zāi)難性的。

This does not mean the abandonment of vital strategic points, which can be defended in positional warfare AS long AS profitable.

這并不是說要放棄戰(zhàn)略要沖，只要認(rèn)為有利，戰(zhàn)略要沖還是應(yīng)該用陣地戰(zhàn)來保衛(wèi)的。

By the late 4th century BC, armed deck soldiers had become so important in naval warfare that it was superseded by heavier ships.

在公元前4世紀(jì)末期，裝甲兵在海戰(zhàn)中很重要，因此該船被更重的船取代。

The hope of a short war went glimmering.

戰(zhàn)爭無望在短期內(nèi)結(jié)束。

A series of provocations led up to the border war.

一系列的挑釁事件導(dǎo)致了邊境戰(zhàn)爭的發(fā)生。

The army was disbanded when the war came to an end.

戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束時，軍隊即被解散。