| 单词 | central powers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCentral Powers Central Powers n. now historical an alliance of central European powers centred on Germany and Austria-Hungary; spec. (a) the triple alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy between 1882 and 1914 (see triple alliance n. (c) at triple adj. and adv. Compounds 1c); (b) the alliance of powers which fought against Britain and its allies in the First World War (1914–18). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > alliance or confederacy > an alliance > of three states triple alliance1645 Central Powers1882 1882 Glasgow Herald 23 June 6/3 The views and intentions of the Porte have been known to the Central Powers for days. 1909 A. Nicolson Let. 24 Mar. in H. Nicolson Sir Arthur Nicolson (1930) xi. 305 When we have passed through the present ‘Sturm und Drang’ period, I should not be surprised if we were to find both France and Russia gravitating rapidly towards the Central Powers. 1915 G. Lee Diary 10 Oct. in Home Fires Burning (2006) 135 Bulgaria has decided to join the Central Powers, so we now have her in the lists against us. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XIX. 958/1 The Russian Revolution of March..1917 dismayed the western Allies and delighted the Central Powers. 2007 F. R. Dickinson in H. Afflerbach & D. Stevenson Improbable War? xvii. 306 As Britain joined the Entente and Italy began to drift from the Central Powers, the balance disintegrated into an arms race. < as lemmas |
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