They are not on a war-footing, and don't seem to really want to fight.

他们不是以战斗编制排列的，他们看起来并不想战斗。

youdao

They are not on a war-footing, and don't seem to really want to fight. It's posturing.

他们不在备战状态，看起来不像是真的想要打仗，只是装模作样。

youdao

Reports at the weekend seemed to suggest he is relishing putting his department on a war footing with teachers.

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Nice thought, but again, Jewish people thrive in the United States absent our nation always being on war footing.

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Having only recently emerged from an epoch of total war, the U.S. responded by going on to a total-war footing.

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