| 单词 | sunlit uplands |
| 释义 | > as lemmassunlit uplands sunlit uplands n. an idealized or longed-for future time of happiness, prosperity, good fortune, etc.Popularized by a speech made by Winston Churchill (1874–1965) on 18 June 1940 (see quot. 1940).In quot. 1857: a position of favour or superiority. ΚΠ 1857 Friend of Israel Feb. 305 We find in the nation as a whole, the people chosen of God to preserve his name and worship throughout many generations, moving on the sunlit uplands, while the world sat in shadow beneath. 1898 ‘R. Connor’ Black Rock iv. 94 A man, to see far, must climb to some height, and I was too much upon the plain in those days to catch even a glimpse of distant sunlit uplands of triumphant achievement that lie beyond the valley of self-sacrifice. 1940 W. S. Churchill in Hansard Commons 18 June 60 If we can stand up to him [sc. Hitler], all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands. 1967 Esquire Sept. 183/2 Do we emerge into Churchill's sunlit uplands or into Orwell's 1984? 2003 Managem. Today Jan. 53/2 Chairmen have spent money they don't have paying players they can't afford in the hope that they'll be able to guide the club to the sunlit uplands of the Premiership, where the real money can be made. < as lemmas |
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