英语词汇“frontline state”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

frontline state n. (usually in plural) a country which borders an area troubled by a war or other crisis, or another country to which it is actively hostile; esp. each of a group of countries in southern Africa hostile to the South African policy of apartheid (now historical).

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1947 Scotsman 7 May 6/2 America has so far encouraged these three front-line states [sc. Turkey, Persia and Greece] in their precarious defence only by naval demonstrations and diplomatic action.

1975 Economist 15 Feb. 72/3 The $1 billion military aid to Egypt and other front-line states given by Arab Opec members in 1973 and 1974.

1976 Guardian Weekly 19 Sept. 6/2 In Tanzania, Mozambique, and Botswana, the so-called ‘front-line states’, there is a mood of caution and pessimism.

1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 3 Aug. 4/3 He commended the frontline states for the bold manner in which they are fighting apartheid despite problems of economic sabotage, murder and brutality.

1997 Harper's Mag. Jan. 38/1 I was raised in the East Asian nations of South Korea and Taiwan, briefly in Indonesia—‘front-line states’, as they were called in the 1960s, in the global military crusade against Communism.

2003 L. Lokko Sundowners (2004) xxxvii. 284 The army were making progress in the neighbouring countries, the so-called front-line states.

单词	frontline state
释义	> as lemmas frontline state frontline state n. (usually in plural) a country which borders an area troubled by a war or other crisis, or another country to which it is actively hostile; esp. each of a group of countries in southern Africa hostile to the South African policy of apartheid (now historical). ΚΠ 1947 Scotsman 7 May 6/2 America has so far encouraged these three front-line states [sc. Turkey, Persia and Greece] in their precarious defence only by naval demonstrations and diplomatic action. 1975 Economist 15 Feb. 72/3 The $1 billion military aid to Egypt and other front-line states given by Arab Opec members in 1973 and 1974. 1976 Guardian Weekly 19 Sept. 6/2 In Tanzania, Mozambique, and Botswana, the so-called ‘front-line states’, there is a mood of caution and pessimism. 1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 3 Aug. 4/3 He commended the frontline states for the bold manner in which they are fighting apartheid despite problems of economic sabotage, murder and brutality. 1997 Harper's Mag. Jan. 38/1 I was raised in the East Asian nations of South Korea and Taiwan, briefly in Indonesia—‘front-line states’, as they were called in the 1960s, in the global military crusade against Communism. 2003 L. Lokko Sundowners (2004) xxxvii. 284 The army were making progress in the neighbouring countries, the so-called front-line states. extracted from front linen.adj. < as lemmas
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