单词 | world war ii |
释义 | > as lemmasWorld War II World War II n. (also World War Two; occasionally World War No. 2, World War Deuce) = Second World War n. at second adj. and n.2 Compounds 1; (also more generally) the second in a series of world wars (rare). Abbreviated WWII.In quot. 1919 with reference to an imagined future war arising out of the social upheaval consequent upon the First World War (1914–18). ΚΠ 1919 Manch. Guardian 18 Feb. 10/1 (heading) World War No. 2. 1939 Time 11 Sept. 38/1 Some of the diplomatic juggling which last week ended in World War II was old-fashioned international jockeying for power. 1952 Life 17 Nov. 105 (caption) Studebaker cars made history in two Indianapolis Speedway races prior to World War two. 1963 D. Broun Egypt's Choice i. 12 ‘During World War Deuce, sir,’ the Colonel said. 1980 New Statesman 5 Sept. 28/2 The News (BBC-1) had some film of Crusader 80, which..is Britain's biggest military exercise since world war two. 2007 U.S. Federal News Service (Nexis) 27 June General of the Air Force Henry H. ‘Hap’ Arnold, World War II commander of the Army Air Forces and the only Airman to hold a five-star rank. < as lemmas |
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