单词 | the allies |
释义 | > as lemmasthe Allies c. spec. the Allies. Those states (including Britain) or their military forces who fought in alliance against Germany and her allies in the First World War (1914–18) or the Second World War (1939–45). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > alliance or confederacy > ally > group of allied states > specific allied states the Allies1914 Anzus1952 1914 Observer 16 Aug. 4/4 Let us not assume for a moment that all will go our way, much less that the Allies will win at one throw or even that fortune will soon be decided. 1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) 2 The rebellion of the Sherif of Mecca came to most as a surprise, and found the Allies unready. 1939 Times 13 Nov. 7/6 (heading) World events in Allies' favour. 1945 A. Huxley Let. 27 May (1969) 528 It is obvious that now, even if the Allies desired to treat Germany non-punitively and in a reformatory spirit, it will be impossible for anything but the lex talionis to function. 1968 W. K. Hancock Smuts II. xxi. 373 At the very worst..victory in Africa would give the allies a firm base from which to counter the German thrust. 1984 G. H. Clarfield & W. M. Wiecek Nucl. Amer. i. 20 Sachs proved persuasive, getting FDR to grasp at least the idea that the Nazis might beat the Allies to some sort of superweapon. 2009 MovieMail July 21/3 London Can Take It!, a report from the heart of the Blitz that helped shift American public opinion towards supporting the Allies. < as lemmas |
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