a trade war就是“贸易战”，请看：
If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue.
如果欧洲人不减少补贴，便会发生贸易战。
The most important thing is to reach an agreement and to avoid a trade war.
最重要的是达成协议，避免贸易战。
They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.
他们告诉雅克·德洛尔必须不惜任何代价避免一场毁灭性的世界贸易战。
A trade war would be bad at the best of times, but in the current economic climate, it would be a disaster.
即使在情况最好的时候贸易战都是有害无利的，而在当前这种经济形势下只会是一场灾难。
