| 单词 | black week |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBlack Week Black Week n. the week of 10 to 17 December 1899 during the Boer War (1899–1902), in which the British Army suffered defeats at Stormberg, Magersfontein, and Colenso. ΚΠ 1899 Daily News 18 Dec. 4/4 In view of the series of reverses during the Black Week it was decided to send out new Generals and more men. 1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Apr. 490/3 Black Week..brought a decade of cheap military victories to a dismal close. 2002 Victorian Stud. 44 314 Press and politicians alike looked forward to an easy campaign which would be over by Christmas. The events of ‘Black Week’..shattered this complacency. < as lemmas |
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