| 单词 | Cecil Rhodes |
| 释义 | Cecil Rhodes (once / 22428 pages) n WORD FAMILY Cecil Rhodes USAGE EXAMPLESHe defended Britain during the Boer War, became a pal of Cecil Rhodes, and made clear his jingoist reverence for the military virtues. Washington Post(Aug 02, 2016) It is, thus, not like the statue of Cecil Rhodes that has roiled Oriel College, Oxford and sparked the movement copied here at HLS. Time(Mar 15, 2016) Like many of you, I suspect, I've been following the fight over that statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oxford. BBC(Feb 26, 2016) n British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) Syn|Exp Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes, Rhodes coloniser, colonizer someone who helps to found a colony financier, moneymana person skilled in large scale financial transactions |
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