Boer war

柯林斯詞典

1. N either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (1880–1881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (1899–1902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain 布爾戰(zhàn)爭; 指英國人和南非布爾人之間的兩次戰(zhàn)爭中的任一次，第一次發(fā)生在1880-1881年間，布爾人希望通過戰(zhàn)爭從英國人手中奪回當(dāng)時為了抵抗祖魯人而放棄的獨立；第二次布爾戰(zhàn)爭發(fā)生在1899-1902年間，奧蘭治自由邦和德蘭士瓦省對英國宣戰(zhàn) (Also called Anglo-Boer War, South African War)