英语词汇“to paint the map pink”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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to paint the map pink

d. On a map: of the pale red colour used to represent a British colony or dominion. Frequently figurative, esp. in to paint the map pink: to expand British territory. Cf. sense A. 5b. Now historical.

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1960 N. Mitford Don't tell Alfred vii. 74 It was bad luck for Alfred that the government..should be determined to paint the Minquiers pink on the map.

1973 Listener 20 Dec. 857/2 Industrialisation played a big part in the drive to paint the map pink. British industries needed raw materials.

1994 Maclean's 7 Nov. 76/3 The Brits, as we know, conquered the world with history's best navy, implanted their colonies and painted the map pink.

extracted from pinkn.⁵adj.²

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单词	to paint the map pink
释义	> as lemmas to paint the map pink d. On a map: of the pale red colour used to represent a British colony or dominion. Frequently figurative, esp. in to paint the map pink: to expand British territory. Cf. sense A. 5b. Now historical. ΚΠ 1960 N. Mitford Don't tell Alfred vii. 74 It was bad luck for Alfred that the government..should be determined to paint the Minquiers pink on the map. 1973 Listener 20 Dec. 857/2 Industrialisation played a big part in the drive to paint the map pink. British industries needed raw materials. 1994 Maclean's 7 Nov. 76/3 The Brits, as we know, conquered the world with history's best navy, implanted their colonies and painted the map pink. extracted from pinkn.⁵adj.² < as lemmas
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