| 释义 |
die-in|ˈdaɪɪn|
[-in3.]
A political demonstration in which people play dead, esp. in order to protest about the development or use of nuclear and other fatal weapons.
1970Time 8 June 53/1 A petition to stop the shipment [of nerve gas] collected 200,000 signatures; various groups staged ‘die-ins’ to simulate the effects of the gas. 1978Peace News 1 Dec. 5/2 They (Le Monde à Bicyclette) recently held a series of ‘die-ins’ at which cyclists blocked traffic during rush-hour. 1983Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 32/6 In Norwich police arrested five demonstrators who staged a ‘die-in’ in a centre street. |