单词 | red peril |
释义 | > as lemmasred peril red peril n. the political or military threat regarded as emanating from communist organizations or states, esp. (now historical) the Soviet Union. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > danger from specific peoples or countries yellow peril1895 red peril1897 red menace1925 1897 Times 21 June 19/4 Nor do I fear the ‘Red peril’, for it rests on Utopian ideas and schemes of spoliation. 1927 Observer 4 Dec. 13/1 We have to guard against the Red Peril on our borders. 1973 Sat. Rev. Society (U.S.) Mar. 48/3 At the end of the Fifties the red peril slunk off. 2002 A. Brogi Question of Self-esteem i. 23 While exaggerating the ‘red peril’ could secure aid, in the postwar years it often made Congressmen..reluctant to grant substantial concessions. < as lemmas |
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