the Hundred Years War
/ðə ˌhʌndrəd jɪəz ˈwɔː(r)/, /ðə ˌhʌndrəd jɜːz ˈwɔː(r)/
/ðə ˌhʌndrəd jɪrz ˈwɔːr/
- a war between France and England that lasted, with long periods between battles, from the 1340s to the 1450s. The English were trying to get control of France, and won some major battles, including Crécy (1346) and Agincourt (1415), but by the end of the war they had only gained the area around Calais, which they kept until 1558.
一百年战争：法国和英格兰之间的战争持续了很长一段时间，两次战争之间的战争持续时间很长，从1340年代到1450年代。英国人试图控制法国，并赢得了一些重大战役，包括克里西（1346）和阿金库尔（1415），但是到战争结束时，他们只占领了加来附近的地区，一直保留到1558年。