Truce

(n.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.

(n.) Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary cessation; short quiet.

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• Miss Ophelia and the physician alone felt no encouragement from this illusive truce. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The terms of the truce had been violated before, when teams had been sent into the city to bring out supplies for the army. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• A truce was concluded between the Greeks and Turks. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• They seemed to be very fond of coming up on steamers under flags of truce. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• For there had been a sort of truce between these two great religions after the cessation of the Moslem advance and the decline of the Omayyads. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Our party halted, and I tied a white pocket handkerchief to a stick and, using it as a flag of truce, proceeded on to the town. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The Mexican general reminded us that it was a violation of the truce for us to be there. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The battle lasted three days; each day the Arabs attacked and the Persian host held its ground until nightfall called a truce. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I have little of importance to say, lady, answered Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert, excepting the confirmed tidings of a truce with Saladin. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Notice was at once given by him to General Johnston for the termination of the truce that had been entered into. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• A truce to philosophy! 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Then came a grave scandal, the breaking of the ancient customary truce of the Arab Amphictyony in the sacred month of Rahab. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Let me read some French, Mr. Moore, or I will even take a spell at the Latin grammar, and let us proclaim a truce to all sanitary discussions. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Before the battle of Zama there were a brief truce and negotiations, which broke down through the fault of the Carthaginians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We need not follow the windings of the truce and the treaty that finally extended the rule of the Prophet to Mecca. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• These truces with the infidels, he exclaimed, without caring how suddenly he interrupted the stately Templar, make an old man of me! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.

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