| 释义 |
▪ I. terr Rhodesian slang.|tɜː(r)|
[abbrev. of terrorist.]
In Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) prior to independence, a guerrilla fighting to overthrow the White minority government. Usu. in pl.
1976Verbatim Sept. 14/2 Rhodesians, according to a recent news dispatch, now have one [sc. a ‘clipping’] they could do without, namely the Terrs (general for ‘the terrorists’). 1976Listener 23/30 Dec. 835/3 It may help..to know the kind of slang that they [sc. Rhodesian Whites] are going to be using. ‘Terrs’ is short for ‘terrorists’... To ‘rev’ is to shoot somebody. 1980Times 18 Jan. 19/2 Infiltration over the Zambesi River by ‘terrs’—or terrorists/freedom fighters, depending on your politics.
▪ II. terr
obs. form of tar.
▪ III. terr
abbrev. for terrace, territory (U.S.). |