英语词汇“winter of discontent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

winter of discontent n. (also winter of our discontent) [with allusion to the opening line of Shakespeare's Richard III (see quot. 1597)] a period of adversity or (esp. political or industrial) unrest; spec. the winter of 1978–9 in Great Britain, when widespread strikes occurred that are widely seen as contributing to a change of government the following spring.

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1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 1 Now is the winter of our discontent, Made glorious summer by this sonne of Yorke. ]

1633 F. Taylor Selfe-Satisfaction sig. H3 A good man may gather the hony of comfort to carry home to the hiue of his soule to feed vpon in the winter of discontent.

1653 J. Taylor Sence upon Nonsence 7 We'le make the winter of our discontent To force fierce Crook-back into better tune.

1751 J. Free Poems 77 The Din of War is o'er—One blest Event Hath clos'd the Winter of our Discontent.

1818 Investig. Policy of Ministers 39 The warm summer of prosperity was followed by the winter of discontent. Severe distresses and difficulties spread throughout the country.

1873 7th Ann. Rep. Superintendent Public Schools of Missouri 28 Before long in Missouri, as in other States, the winter of discontent will yield to an incoming summer of better feeling and more hopeful progress.

1948 Financial Times 25 Mar. 2/2 A coup..cannot be dismissed as beyond the bounds of possibility..in this the winter of our discontent.

1979 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 1/1 Mr Callaghan said that he had known it was going to be a ‘winter of discontent’.

2016 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 19 Sept. a1 It may not prove to be a winter of discontent, but clouds are looming. The glorious summer the Liberals have enjoyed may soon be a fading memory.

单词	winter of discontent
释义	> as lemmas winter of discontent winter of discontent n. (also winter of our discontent) [with allusion to the opening line of Shakespeare's Richard III (see quot. 1597)] a period of adversity or (esp. political or industrial) unrest; spec. the winter of 1978–9 in Great Britain, when widespread strikes occurred that are widely seen as contributing to a change of government the following spring. ΚΠ 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 1 Now is the winter of our discontent, Made glorious summer by this sonne of Yorke. View more context for this quotation] 1633 F. Taylor Selfe-Satisfaction sig. H3 A good man may gather the hony of comfort to carry home to the hiue of his soule to feed vpon in the winter of discontent. 1653 J. Taylor Sence upon Nonsence 7 We'le make the winter of our discontent To force fierce Crook-back into better tune. 1751 J. Free Poems 77 The Din of War is o'er—One blest Event Hath clos'd the Winter of our Discontent. 1818 Investig. Policy of Ministers 39 The warm summer of prosperity was followed by the winter of discontent. Severe distresses and difficulties spread throughout the country. 1873 7th Ann. Rep. Superintendent Public Schools of Missouri 28 Before long in Missouri, as in other States, the winter of discontent will yield to an incoming summer of better feeling and more hopeful progress. 1948 Financial Times 25 Mar. 2/2 A coup..cannot be dismissed as beyond the bounds of possibility..in this the winter of our discontent. 1979 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 1/1 Mr Callaghan said that he had known it was going to be a ‘winter of discontent’. 2016 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 19 Sept. a1 It may not prove to be a winter of discontent, but clouds are looming. The glorious summer the Liberals have enjoyed may soon be a fading memory. extracted from wintern.¹ < as lemmas
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