Warring means fighting a war against each other. It is an adjective, and it almost always sits in front of a noun — you say "warring countries" or "the warring sides", but you do not usually say "the two countries are warring" (for that, people say "are at war" or "are fighting").

"Warring"這個字means意思是fighting a war against each other互相打仗。It is an adjective它是形容詞，and it almost always sits in front of a noun而且幾乎都放在名詞前面——you say "warring countries" or "the warring sides"你會說warring countries或the warring sides，but you do not usually say "the two countries are warring"但通常不會說the two countries are warring（for that對於這個意思，people say "are at war" or "are fighting"大家會說are at war或are fighting）。

The nouns it goes with are nearly always groups of people, not single people: warring nations, warring tribes, warring factions, warring families, warring gangs. That is a small set of partners, so if you learn the phrases you have learned the word.

The nouns it goes with跟它搭配的名詞are nearly always groups of people, not single people幾乎都是一群人，而不是單獨一個人：warring nations交戰的國家、warring tribes交戰的部落、warring factions交戰的派系、warring families互相鬥爭的家族、warring gangs互相火拚的幫派。That is a small set of partners這是一個很小的搭配範圍，so所以if you learn the phrases你只要學會這些片語you have learned the word就等於學會了這個字。

The word carries a feeling that the fighting has been going on for a long time and neither side is winning. A news writer picks "warring" when they want you to hear "this mess is old". Because of that, it is common in writing about history, politics, and news, and rarer in everyday talk.

The word carries a feeling這個字帶著一種感覺that the fighting has been going on for a long time打仗已經打了很久and neither side is winning而且雙方都沒有佔到上風。A news writer picks "warring"新聞寫作者會選用warringwhen they want you to hear "this mess is old"是想讓你感覺到「這場亂局已經很久了」。Because of that因為這樣，it is common in writing about history, politics, and news它常出現在歷史、政治和新聞的寫作裡，and rarer in everyday talk在日常口語裡比較少見。

It also stretches away from real war. "Warring emotions" or "warring desires" means feelings inside one person that pull against each other — you want to go and you want to stay. "Warring theories" means ideas from scholars that cannot both be right. Nobody is shooting anyone; the point is only that two things cannot live together peacefully. This stretched use is common in books and essays.

It also stretches away from real war它也會延伸到跟真正的戰爭無關的地方。"Warring emotions" or "warring desires"warring emotions或warring desiresmeans意思是feelings inside one person that pull against each other一個人心裡互相拉扯的情緒——you want to go and you want to stay你想走，又想留。"Warring theories"warring theoriesmeans意思是ideas from scholars that cannot both be right學者提出的理論不可能同時都對。Nobody is shooting anyone沒有人真的在開槍；the point is only重點只是that two things cannot live together peacefully兩件事無法和平共存。This stretched use這種延伸的用法is common in books and essays常出現在書籍和文章裡。

There is also a verb "to war", but it is old-sounding and rare now. Most people meet "warring" only as the adjective.

There is also a verb "to war"還有一個動詞to war，but it is old-sounding and rare now但聽起來很老派，現在很少用。Most people meet "warring" only as the adjective大多數人遇到warring都只是當形容詞在用。