英语词汇“damn the torpedoes”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P9. damn the torpedoes: used to express disregard for the danger or consequences of an action, or to refer to a bold or reckless action or attitude.With reference to the words Admiral David Farragut, the commander of a Unionist fleet, is reputed to have used to instruct his men to hold their course, despite coming under heavy fire, at the Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) during the American Civil War. Farragut's apparently rash decision ultimately resulted in victory for the Union forces.

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1904 Boston Post 9 Dec. 6/3 Be sure you're right, then damn the torpedoes.

1963 J. Philips Dead can't Love v. 210 When he saw something he wanted he went after it, and damn the torpedoes.

1988 Port Arthur (Texas) News 22 June (Sports section) 1/1 That damn-the-torpedoes, full-speed-ahead approach has served him well on the golf course.

2019 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 23 Nov. 11 We have no answer to the fundamental challenge of the age—global warming—beyond..damn-the-torpedoes consumption of fossil fuels.

单词	damn the torpedoes
释义	> as lemmas damn the torpedoes P9. damn the torpedoes: used to express disregard for the danger or consequences of an action, or to refer to a bold or reckless action or attitude.With reference to the words Admiral David Farragut, the commander of a Unionist fleet, is reputed to have used to instruct his men to hold their course, despite coming under heavy fire, at the Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) during the American Civil War. Farragut's apparently rash decision ultimately resulted in victory for the Union forces. ΚΠ 1904 Boston Post 9 Dec. 6/3 Be sure you're right, then damn the torpedoes. 1963 J. Philips Dead can't Love v. 210 When he saw something he wanted he went after it, and damn the torpedoes. 1988 Port Arthur (Texas) News 22 June (Sports section) 1/1 That damn-the-torpedoes, full-speed-ahead approach has served him well on the golf course. 2019 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 23 Nov. 11 We have no answer to the fundamental challenge of the age—global warming—beyond..damn-the-torpedoes consumption of fossil fuels. extracted from damnv. < as lemmas
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