They warred against the opposing army 8 years.是什么意思？

They warred against the opposing army 8 years.

他们与敌人整整打了八年仗.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

warred

vi. 进行战斗，作战（war的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
They warred against the opposing army 8 years.
他们与敌人整整打了八年仗.

against

prep. 反对，对…不利，紧靠，以防；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

opposing

adj. 反作用的，反向的，相反的，对立的；v. 反对；

例句
The economic crisis was interpreted in diametrically opposing ways.
对于这场经济危机有着截然不同的解释。

army

n. 军队，陆军，团体，野战军；

例句
The army refused to accept orders from the political leadership...
军队拒绝接受政界领导层下达的命令。

years

n. 年( year的名词复数 )，年纪，一年的期间，某年级的学生；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。