| 单词 | to win the peace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto win the peace (b) transferred in catchphrase to win the peace, to bring about the successful reconstruction of a country defeated in or severely damaged by a war; hence win-the-peace attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > be or become restored [verb (intransitive)] > reconstruct a country damaged by war win-the-peace1942 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [adjective] > relating to reconstruction > specifically of a country damaged by war win-the-peace1942 1942 H. A. Wallace Cent. Common Man (1944) 10 As part of the effort to win the peace, I am hoping that what might be called the ‘ever normal granary principle’ can be established for a number of commodities on a world-wide scale. 1945 Daily Herald 31 Aug. 2/1 The nation, girding itself for a supreme win-the-peace endeavour, will derive high encouragement from this enterprise by the mining community. 1950 A. Huxley Themes & Variations 243 That the Russians have been ‘winning the peace’ is due..to the fact that they profess and teach, as absolutely true, a clear-cut philosophy of man and nature. 1962 Listener 8 Mar. 402/2 They have also tried to agree that nobody was going to win the peace, but nobody was going to lose it either. < as lemmas |
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