英语词汇“defcon 1”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

2. figurative. With following number: a notional scale (from one to five; see note at sense 1) indicating the level of intensity, anticipation, readiness, vigilance, etc., in a particular context or situation. Esp. in Defcon 1: the highest possible level of intensity, anticipation, etc.

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1984 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. 29 Aug. 14/2 The Panthers spent yesterday converting to DEFCON 2. Defense condition 2 calls for a shower of compliments aimed at the enemy to neutralize his adrenaline.

1987 Toronto Star 21 Mar. (Starweek section) 72/3 At that point, the ‘Hippie alert’ kicked in at ‘defcon 3’ and I fled to the nearest pasta bar.

1988 Washington Post 27 Feb. a1/2 Addressing the March 8 presidential cataclysm known as ‘Super Tuesday’, Robert Herbst positively rings with alarm. ‘Today we're at DEFCON 3... In a day or so we'll be at DEFCON 2. Probably by next week we'll hit DEFCON 1.’

1999 Guardian 26 Jan. 15/4 Tension becomes further heightened—the marriage moves, to borrow from the argot of the arms race, to DefCon 1—when Rebecca finds me at my desk examining the chest X-rays.

2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Aug. e5/1 A massive tent was erected on the lawn, with the air-conditioning cranked up to Defcon 1.

单词	defcon 1
释义	> as lemmas Defcon 1 2. figurative. With following number: a notional scale (from one to five; see note at sense 1) indicating the level of intensity, anticipation, readiness, vigilance, etc., in a particular context or situation. Esp. in Defcon 1: the highest possible level of intensity, anticipation, etc. ΚΠ 1984 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. 29 Aug. 14/2 The Panthers spent yesterday converting to DEFCON 2. Defense condition 2 calls for a shower of compliments aimed at the enemy to neutralize his adrenaline. 1987 Toronto Star 21 Mar. (Starweek section) 72/3 At that point, the ‘Hippie alert’ kicked in at ‘defcon 3’ and I fled to the nearest pasta bar. 1988 Washington Post 27 Feb. a1/2 Addressing the March 8 presidential cataclysm known as ‘Super Tuesday’, Robert Herbst positively rings with alarm. ‘Today we're at DEFCON 3... In a day or so we'll be at DEFCON 2. Probably by next week we'll hit DEFCON 1.’ 1999 Guardian 26 Jan. 15/4 Tension becomes further heightened—the marriage moves, to borrow from the argot of the arms race, to DefCon 1—when Rebecca finds me at my desk examining the chest X-rays. 2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Aug. e5/1 A massive tent was erected on the lawn, with the air-conditioning cranked up to Defcon 1. extracted from Defconn. < as lemmas
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