1.a period when enemies are officially at war but not actively engaged in armed conflict, e.g. the period of relative calm at the beginning of World War II
2.a period of time during which people or governments are officially at war, but are not in fact fighting
1.After a year of what felt, at times, like a phoney war, the past two weeks have seen unimaginable changes in the world financial system.
过去一年往往让人有置身于“假战争”的感觉，但这两周来，世界金融体系发生了不可想象的变化。
2.Still, there is no room for complacency. Today's phoney war could quickly turn into a real dogfight.
但当今世界的经济状况容不得人们有一点自满的情绪，要不然，货币战争这个虚无的概念会变成一场真实的混战。
3.The protests' return may mark the end of several months of phoney war between the two main camps in Thai politics.
抗议的再度出现也许标志着泰国政坛两大阵营持续数月的虚假战争宣告结束。
4.Even so , the phoney war in currency markets had better not become a real conflict .
即便如此，汇市上的小打小闹也最好不要演变成一场真正的冲突。
5.The Charity Shield and the phoney war are just about behind us now and the first game is almost upon us.
慈善组织和假货的争论一直跟着我们，不过第一场比赛几乎支持了我们。
6.In September 1939, Britain was fighting a phoney war alongside a seemingly powerful ally, France.
在1939年9月，不列颠都在他表面上看来强大的盟友法国的身旁似战而非。
7.After the phoney war, the real battle is finally coming into sight.
模拟战争过后，一场真正的战斗最终开始了。
8.AT LAST the phoney war is over.
这场虚张声势的战争终于结束了。