单词 | moscow |
释义 | Moscown. Originally: the government (ideology, etc.) of the Soviet Union (now historical). Now also: the government of Russia.Moscow became the capital when Ivan the Terrible proclaimed himself the first tsar of Russia in the 16th cent. Peter the Great moved his capital to St Petersburg in 1712. The centre of revolutionary activity in the Russian Revolution of 1917, Moscow became the capital of the Soviet Union and the seat of communist government in 1922. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > the government of Russia Moscow1920 Soviet1920 The Kremlin1933 1920 B. Russell Pract. & Theory Bolshevism vii. 188 It [sc. Communism] can be brought about without the universal cataclysm preached by Moscow. 1957 R. N. C. Hunt Guide to Communist Jargon xxiii. 82 Moscow-appointed officials of a non-Russian Soviet republic. 1967 H. Arendt Origins Totalitarianism (new ed.) xi. 371 The European Communist parties became branches of a Moscow-directed Bolshevik movement. 1971 P. O'Donnell Impossible Virgin ii. 46 He wants a list of our local agents in Prague. Moscow will pay him the earth for that. 1987 U.S. News & World Rep. 8 June 19/1 Moscow..has sent three minesweepers to the Gulf. 1994 M. Ebon KGB: Death & Rebirth iii. xiii. 152 Moscow was trying to force Azerbaijan to join the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). 2001 N.Y. Times 22 Feb. a1/4 The approach represents a change in tone from Moscow's initial ‘just say no’ stance. Compounds Moscow Centre n. now historical the headquarters of the Soviet Secret Service. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > political police > [noun] > headquarters of an intelligence service > specific Moscow Centre1924 1924 Contemp. Rev. May 698 Two years later,..when Zinovieff had come over from Moscow to keep the German Independents under the dictation of the Moscow Centre, the final split occurred. 1974 ‘J. le Carré’ Tinker, Tailor xxiii. 193 Moscow Centre was in pieces... There was a crop of defections among Centre officers. 1982 J. Gardner Quiet Dogs (1984) ii. 15 Even with this new building, Moscow Centre—as it is known..within Intelligence communities the world over—is now the Centre in name only. Moscow mule n. a vodka-based cocktail, typically mixed with ginger beer and often served with lime. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > vodka cocktail Bloody Mary1939 Moscow mule1944 screwdriver1948 vodka martini1953 vodkatini1955 Black Russian1957 White Russian1965 bloody1967 vodka Collins1969 Bloody Caesar1972 vodka gimlet1974 kamikaze1979 Sex on the Beach1986 caipiroska1990 appletini1997 1944 Buckeye Tavern 11 May 4/2 Here is the recipe as advertised: Moscow Mule 1 oz. vodka, 10 oz. glass and chipped ice, a twist of lemon peel. 1965 O. A. Mendelsohn Dict. Drink 229 Moscow mule, cocktail of vodka, ginger beer and lime. The concoction is reported to be unknown in Russia. 1999 A. Lucero Great Margarita Bk. iii. 26 A popular drink made famous at the Cock and Bull restaurant..called Moscow Mule. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920 |
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