释义 |
council of warˌcouncil of ˈwar noun (plural councils of war) [countable] - A council of war was held and it was decided to resume operations at 5 am.
- All of these facts were brought out in the council of war..
- Nell's lamp softly illuminated their faces as they held a council of war.
- On the Union side, General Meade assembled his corps commanders for a council of war.
- Taking over the monastic premises, there and then a hurried council of war was called.
- That night Confederate commander Pemberton called a council of war.
- They bumped into him as they went back through the wire and held a whispered council of war.
a meeting to decide how to deal with a particular problem – used humorously |