| 单词 | v-day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasV-Day V-Day n. (also V-day, V Day) Victory Day, used variously with reference to allied victory in the war of 1939–45 (cf. VE-day at VE n.; VJ-day at VJ n.1); also transferred and figurative. ΘΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > day or hour of victory > spec V-Day1941 VJ-day1944 1941 Newsweek 28 July 22/3 Encouraged by the success [of the V propaganda campaign], Britain proclaimed July 20 as ‘V Day’. 1942 Time 16 Mar. 11/1 We at Hercules are eager to learn of any new material, process, or equipment..which can enable us to create more employment after V-Day. 1945 Times 5 Apr. 5/2 To-day the battle still rages with loss and peril in Europe. On V Day it will still go on over great stretches of land and water in the Far East. 1949 A. Koestler Promise & Fulfilm. i. xiii. 146 It was Jewry's V-day—the first since the time of the Maccabeans. 1967 A. Christie Endless Night xxiii. 211 ‘Well,’ said Greta with a deep satisfied sigh, ‘we've made it.’ ‘V-Day all right,’ I said. < as lemmas |
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