单词 | peace-talking |
释义 | > as lemmaspeace-talking peace-talking adj. and n. (a) adj. that talks of peace; (b) n. conversation about peace. ΚΠ 1849 J. A. Roebuck Let. 9 May (1897) xx. 223 He is under the control of Bright, who..chooses to be really warlike in favour of peace. Cobden is overborne by the pugnacious peace-talking Friend. 1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 126 Everything was tainted with myself..nations, armies, war, peace-talking. 1990 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 30 June b4/1 Tutu, the jovial, peace-talking Anglican archbishop who preceded political leader Mandela's visit by almost two months. 2002 Gold Coast Bull. (Austral.) (Nexis) 17 Sept. 19 America should try more peace talking and get Iraq to show them where they have weapons. < as lemmas |
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