单词 | rest centre |
释义 | > as lemmasrest centre rest centre n. (a) a place of rest (in quot. 1900 a humorous name for a workplace in which no work is done); (b) a temporary refuge, esp. for those made homeless in wartime. ΚΠ 1900 New Castle (Pa.) News 10 Oct. 6/3 (heading) A Rest Center. 1940 Economist 5 Oct. 422/1 When their roof has gone the family seek refuge, and they find it in temporary rest centres run by the Public Assistance Department. 1976 Liverpool Echo 6 Dec. 8/4 Rest centres were made ready on the outskirts of all ‘target’ areas, like Merseyside, to house the virtual refugees. 2004 A. Levy Small Island xxvi. 277 I took that poor bombed-out family to a rest centre. < as lemmas |
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