| 释义 |
Viet Cong, n. and a.|ˈviːɛt ˈkɒŋ|
Also Vietcong.
[a. Vietnamese, lit. = Vietnamese Communist.]
A. n. (A member of) the Communist guerilla force(s) active in Vietnam between 1954 and 1976.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to (the members of) this movement.
1957Ann. Reg. 1956 321 Though small groups of dissidents remained in the jungles they ceased to be a danger, and the Communist dissidents known as the Viet Cong were equally ineffective. 1961Times 27 Sept. 13/7 At the base of the Vietcong hierarchy is the village ‘cell’. 1964Asia Mag. 7 June 6 The war prevails, and it will, until the Viet Cong is wiped out. 1967Observer 30 Apr. 12 The little cream schoolhouse is essential to the American dream of what we are doing in Vietnam, and it is essential for the soldiers to believe that in Vietcong hamlets no schooling is permitted. 1981B. Granger Schism (1982) viii. 78 The village headman was a Viet Cong. |