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

Dunkirk spirit n. British stoicism and determination in a difficult or dangerous situation, especially as displayed by a group of people acting together.

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1942 Economist 28 Mar. 420/2 It is rather a Dunkirk spirit that has prevailed. the Germans have been rallied, not by the thought of easy success, but by the ideal of total sacrifice.

1956 ‘J. Christopher’ Death of Grass vii. 113 If the country only shows the Dunkirk spirit, we can pull through.

1984 ‘Tiresias’ Notes from Overground 20 We commuters have the Dunkirk spirit all right... We thrive on adversity.

2008 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 8 July 20 The ‘Dunkirk Spirit’ helped to turn the Grove School's annual summer fair into a fund raising success story after it was hit by driving rain.

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