| 单词 | october surprise | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasOctober surprise   October surprise  n.				 [alluding to the release in October 1980 of U.S. hostages held in Tehran, and seen as likely to boost support for the Carter administration before the November election]			 U.S. Politics any political event (apparently) orchestrated just before an election in order to influence the electorate. ΚΠ 1980    N.Y. Times 1 Sept.  a7/1  				Republicans worry about an ‘October surprise’ in foreign policy. 2000    U.S. News & World Rep. 		(Electronic ed.)	 25 Sept.  				Of course, President Clinton could spring his own counter ‘October Surprise’. He could take Verleger's advice and announce a big pre-election release of oil from the strategic reserves. < as lemmas  | 
	
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