单词 | europhile |
释义 | > as lemmasEurophile Europhile adj. and n. Brit. /ˈjʊərə(ʊ)fʌɪl/ , /ˈjɔːrə(ʊ)fʌɪl/ , U.S. /ˈjəroʊˌfaɪl/ , /ˈjʊroʊˌfaɪl/ (a) adj. of or designating a person who admires (continental) Europe and its culture; (also) of or designating a person who is in favour of (greater) cooperation with fellow member countries of the European Union; (b) n. such a person.ΚΠ 1971 Times 31 Dec. 8 Yet to Mr. Kissinger's British—and conspicuously Europhile—visitor none of this made recognizable sense at all. 1992 Economist 4 Jan. 30/1 Never the greatest Europhile himself, he must sometimes reflect that the pressure on him from sterling's membership of the European exchange-rate mechanism can be traced back to Mr Major. 1993 Face Sept. 159 Europhiles can also get excited about the prospect of a..trip to Paris on Sept 16. 2001 R. Holt Second amongst Equals (2002) iv. 136 A belief in fixed exchange rates that, to the Prime Minister's fury, also placed him firmly in the Europhile portion of the Cabinet. < as lemmas |
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