| 单词 | shock brigade |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshock brigade shock brigade n. now historical (in the Soviet Union and other communist countries) a body of workers typically used for the achievement of arduous or urgent tasks, who voluntarily exceeded state production quotas. [After Russian udarnaja brigada (1928 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1929 Observer 21 July 10/7 ‘Shock brigades’ of workers who volunteer to achieve especially high standards have been formed at almost all the large industrial plants. 1931 S. N. Harper Making Bolsheviks iii. 52 The so-called ‘shock-brigade movement’ among workmen, which is interpreted by the Communists as an illustration of a new attitude and as a new and vital force produced by the Revolution. 1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) lviii. 441 By intensive cultivation, luck and shock-brigade methods, we brought in a rich harvest in record time. 2019 Asian Jrnl. Peacebuilding 7 60 The Socialist Unity Party of Germany..organized shock brigades in Wismut in order to fulfill and exceed work quotas quickly. < as lemmas |
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