| 释义 |
VE|viːˈiː|
[f. the initial letters of Victory in Europe.]
Used attrib. and absol. to denote the victory of the Allied forces over those of Germany during the second World War; esp. as VE-day, designating the date of Germany's surrender, 8 May 1945.
1944Washington Post 10 Sept. 3/1 James F. Byrne, director of War Mobilization, found a new designation for the two victory days... Last night he referred to the date of Germany's impending surrender as V-E (victory in Europe) Day, and the day of Japan's defeat as V-J (Victory over Japan) Day. 1945Daily Mirror 8 May 1/2 Today is VE-Day—the day for which the British people have fought and endured five years, eight months and four days of war. 1956A. H. Compton Atomic Quest iv. 273 At Yalta,..President Roosevelt endeavored..to obtain Stalin's commitment to enter the war against Japan. Eventually Stalin agreed to do so within three months after V-E day. 1974P. Lively House in Norham Gardens x. 130 Mrs Hedges..talked about..D-day and VE night. 1977Wandsworth Borough News 16 Sept. 12/4 The jubilee street parties are reminiscent of those marvellous V.E. and V.J. celebrations, when pianos were pulled on to the streets and everyone—strangers or not—were welcomed. 1978R. V. Jones Most Secret War xxxvi. 312 Some months after V-E Day he was arrested in the American Zone of Germany. |