That peace often looked like a brief truce before the next plunge into war.

那种和平看起来常常像是投入新一轮战争前的短暂停火期。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The two sides called a truce to avoid further bloodshed.

双方宣布休战，以免更多的流血。

《牛津词典》

The local government and the army negotiated a truce.

该地方政府和军方谈判达成了休战协定。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Brown was furious that the crowd outside had refused to honor his white flag of truce earlier in the day.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

A Hamas leader said in Damascus that the call for a truce would mean a surrender.

VOA: special.2009.01.10

The truce did not last long. In the weeks that followed, a number of attempts were made to stop or arrest the leaders of the Free State government.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

They announced a truce the other day and the ink's hardly dry before they start shooting.

NPR: Gaza Cease-Fire Disrupted by Gun Battle

The longer the delay in beginning the truce, the more worrisome the situation becomes.

CNN: Bosnia cease-fire delayed again

But thanks to the truce between the two companies, I was able to transcribe my notes eventually.

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