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单词 pre-war
释义

pre-war

also prewar
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Pre-war is used to describe things that happened, existed, or were made in the period immediately before a war, especially the Second World War, 1939-45.
...Poland's pre-war leader.

Examples of 'pre-war' in a sentence
pre-war

The same pre-war starting point.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And yet his pre-war memory remained strong.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Two exceptional productions stand out during this pre-war period.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
He is represented by pre-war writings, already mature.
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
Her voice was a ridiculous parody of pre-war royal.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Iraq's oil production, while improving rapidly, is not yet back to pre-war levels.
The Sun (2008)
The pre-war 'silent generation' spent seven per cent at the age of 30.
The Sun (2017)
Questions need now to be asked about the pre-war ferreting for information.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Sartorial age: 90, thinking back to those last, glorious pre-war years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
pre-war

British English: pre-war ADJECTIVE
Pre-war is used to describe things that happened, existed, or were made in the period immediately before a war, especially the Second World War, 1939-45.
...the country's pre-war leader.
  • American English: prewar
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pré-guerra
  • Chinese: 战前
  • European Spanish: antes de la guerra
  • French: d'avant-guerre
  • German: Vorkriegs-
  • Italian: anteguerra
  • Japanese: 戦前の
  • Korean: 전쟁 전의
  • European Portuguese: pré-guerra
  • Latin American Spanish: del entre guerras

Chinese translation of 'pre-war'

pre-war

(priːˈwɔːʳ)

adj

  1. 二战(戰)前的 (Èrzhàn qián de)
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