| 单词 | battle of Ypres |
| 释义 | battle of Ypres (once / 34560 pages) n WORD FAMILY battle of Ypres: battles of Ypres USAGE EXAMPLESIts inspiration was Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian doctor who wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields" after witnessing the Second Battle of Ypres. BBC(Oct 28, 2015) During the Second Battle of Ypres, the Germans launched an artillery barrage in which Carton de Wiart's left hand was shattered. BBC(Jan 05, 2015) In October and November of 1914, the First Battle of Ypres dragged on and put the Allied armies on the defensive. Newsweek(Nov 11, 2014) 1n battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others Syn|Exp Ypres, first battle of Ypres pitched battle a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place 2n battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient Syn|Exp Ypres, second battle of Ypres pitched battle a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place 3n battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery Syn|Exp Ypres, third battle of Ypres pitched battle a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
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