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

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peace work

peace work n. [in quot. 1861, punningly after piecework n.] (a) efforts to promote, preserve, or restore peace; (b) the duties of an armed force during peacetime; (also) the usual peacetime labour of a workforce (opposed to war work).

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1861 Punch 4 May 183 Well, Pam, of course I shall keep you on—but you must stick to peace work!

1901 Times 4 Oct. 10/6 There are born fighters and commanders who are intensely bored by peace work.

1910 T. Roosevelt in Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 4 702 The supreme difficulty in connection with developing the peace work of The Hague arises from the lack of any executive power.

1945 H. G. Hayes Spending, Saving & Employm. 91 The period that will begin some three, four, or five years after reconversion to peace work has been accomplished.

1994 Peace Mag. May 4/2 Ten years ago peace work consisted mainly of trying to prevent the acquisition or deployment of new weapon systems.

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单词	peace work
释义	> as lemmas peace work peace work n. [in quot. 1861, punningly after piecework n.] (a) efforts to promote, preserve, or restore peace; (b) the duties of an armed force during peacetime; (also) the usual peacetime labour of a workforce (opposed to war work). ΚΠ 1861 Punch 4 May 183 Well, Pam, of course I shall keep you on—but you must stick to peace work! 1901 Times 4 Oct. 10/6 There are born fighters and commanders who are intensely bored by peace work. 1910 T. Roosevelt in Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 4 702 The supreme difficulty in connection with developing the peace work of The Hague arises from the lack of any executive power. 1945 H. G. Hayes Spending, Saving & Employm. 91 The period that will begin some three, four, or five years after reconversion to peace work has been accomplished. 1994 Peace Mag. May 4/2 Ten years ago peace work consisted mainly of trying to prevent the acquisition or deployment of new weapon systems. extracted from peacen. < as lemmas
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