| 单词 | germ warfare |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgerm warfare germ warfare n. (a) engagement in sustained attempts to eliminate harmful bacteria; (b) the deliberate dissemination of bacteria that cause disease among an enemy as a weapon of war; = bacteriological warfare n. at bacteriological adj. b. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > chemical or germ warfare chemical warfare1912 germ warfare1919 bacteriological warfare1924 biological warfare1933 biowar1950 biowarfare1951 1895 Proc. Kansas Med. Soc. 29 279 We would naturally, at this age of germ warfare, place antiseptics at the head of the list of remedial agents. 1919 Chem. & Metall. Engin. 15 Apr. 414/1 It was denied its opportunity to demonstrate in a big way what it could do to win the war against the Huns, but I believe it has a far greater opportunity in the germ warfare of peace times. 1938 Harper's Mag. Mar. 367 Lurid descriptions of death rays, rocket planes, germ warfare. 1987 P. Wilson in G. S. Semsel Chinese Film i. 29 Before surrender in 1945 the Japanese had been preparing to use germ warfare. 2009 W. Meller Evol. Rx ii. 25 (heading) Germ warfare: new strategies in an ancient battle. < as lemmas |
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