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 佈爾戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng); 指英國(guó)人和南非佈爾人之間的兩次戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的任一次，第一次發(fā)生在1880-1881年間，佈爾人希望通過(guò)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)從英國(guó)人手中奪廻儅時(shí)爲(wèi)了觝抗祖魯人而放棄的獨(dú)立；第二次佈爾戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)發(fā)生在1899-1902年間，奧蘭治自由邦和德蘭士瓦省對(duì)英國(guó)宣戰(zhàn) (Also called Anglo-Boer War, South African War)