单词 | semi-defence |
释义 | > as lemmassemi-defence semi-defence n. Brit. /ˌsɛmɪdᵻˈfɛns/ , U.S. /ˌsɛˌmaɪdəˈfɛns/ , /ˌsɛˌmaɪdiˈfɛns/ , /ˌsɛˌmaɪˈdiˌfɛns/ , /ˌsɛmidəˈfɛns/ , /ˌsɛmidiˈfɛns/ , /ˌsɛmiˈdiˌfɛns/ ΚΠ 1914 W. S. Churchill Let. 8 Oct. in M. Gilbert W. S. Churchill (1972) III. Compan. i. 182 We must not be led into frittering away resources by keeping half a dozen anchorages in a state of semi-defence. 1977 Financial Times 7 Oct. 23/3 Mr Wedgwood Benn's silky semi-defence of Government strategy from the platform. < as lemmas |
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