spanish-american war

基本解釋

It was invented by Richard J. Gatling during the American Civil War, and later used in the Spanish-American War, but was supplanted by advanced weaponry soon after.
美國獨立戰(zhàn)爭期間，理查德 J. 蓋特發(fā)明了這款武器，之後在美西戰(zhàn)爭中得到使用，但是，後來被更先進的武器所取代。
For most of the 20th century, after defeat in the Spanish-American war of 1898 (known in Spain as “the disaster”), everybody's favourite topic was “the problem of Spain”.
在1898年美西戰(zhàn)爭落敗後（這次失敗在西班牙被認爲是一場災(zāi)難），20世紀的大部分時間裡，西班牙人最熱衷的話題是“西班牙的問題”。
The war in Afghanistan will consume more money this year alone than we spent on the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War — combined.
今年單就花在阿富汗戰(zhàn)爭中的軍費都已超過美國歷史上數(shù)場大戰(zhàn)花費的縂和，它們包括美國獨立戰(zhàn)爭，1812年的英美戰(zhàn)爭，美墨戰(zhàn)爭，美國南北戰(zhàn)爭以及美西戰(zhàn)爭。

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The Spanish-American War took place in the late eighteen hundreds during the administration of President William McKinley.

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the war between the US and Spain (1898) resulting in Spain's withdrawal from Cuba and its cession of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico 1898