phoney war

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Today's phoney war could quickly turn into a real dogfight.
今天的小規(guī)模沖突會(huì)迅速演變成真正的混戰(zhàn)。
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Today’s phoney war could quickly turn into a real dogfight.
今天宣而不戰(zhàn)的局面可能很快就會(huì)演變成一場(chǎng)火拼。
Instead, as in any phoney war, they should use the time they have been granted to reinforce the world’s defences by stocking up with antiviral medicine and making vaccines.
相反地，就像任何一種備戰(zhàn)的對(duì)峙狀態(tài)，大家都應(yīng)該把握任何空檔和喘息空間，加強(qiáng)全球防疫，囤積抗病毒素的藥物、制造疫苗的預(yù)防針。

But a long war (or a longer phoney war) could undermine growth and asset prices.
ECONOMIST: The Bank of England yanks down its growth forecast
Now, however, the period of something like a phoney war is drawing to an end.
ECONOMIST: Britain: The end of the phoney war The