单词 | united front |
释义 | united frontn. 1. An appearance or show of unity; a group of people united in a common cause and presenting such a show of unity.In early use probably not a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > [noun] > group associated for common purpose covinc1330 lyancec1380 university?1473 army1540 band1557 union1603 coalescence1609 confederation1621 associationa1658 confederacy1681 federation1791 brigade1806 united front1807 class movement1839 company1839 paction1877 combine1889 protest movement1898 protest group1920 minority movement1923 we1926 power1966 1797 Walker's Hibernian Mag. Sept. 255/1 His army shows no united front, but is dispersed in irregular and distant columns.] 1807 Literary Panorama July 833 Notwithstanding the slight differences of political opinion..you will present a firm and united front against every foreign enemy. 1884 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 47 330 On this question all presented an united front, except Newfoundland. 1935 B. Russell Relig. & Sci. ii. 42 The wars of religion made a ‘united front’ desirable. 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain i. 6 That blasted Primrose will have arrived..and the old witch herself will be there... I'll have a united front to cope with. 1974 Black Panther 9 Feb. 8/3 The Maryland Pen Intercommunal Survival Collective is calling for a community-based united front to halt the injustices and tortures before it is too late. 1997 Harper's Mag. Mar. 48/1 To the insurance companies the homeowners presented a united front. 2. Chiefly with capital initials. (The name of) any of various, esp. communist, alliances or coalitions; spec. = Popular Front n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > a party > [noun] > Communist Party > a communist organization > popular front united front1922 Popular Front1935 People's front1936 1922 Manch. Guardian 20 June 16/4 The continued action of the Third International..in attacking the Socialist International proves its bad faith in proposing the United Front. 1943 J. T. Pratt War & Politics in China xv. 264 Ch'iang Kai Shek..sternly rejected the overtures of the Shensi communists who naively proposed to enter the united front as the equal allies of the Kuomintang. 1954 Round Table Dec. 46 United Front leaders in East Bengal. 2001 Village Voice (N.Y.) 27 Nov. 26/3 The alliance, also known as the United Front, now counts former Communist secret police from the Khad among its ranks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。