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单词 gung-ho
释义

gung-ho

/ɡʌŋˈhəʊ /
adjective
Unthinkingly enthusiastic and eager, especially about taking part in fighting or warfare: the gung-ho tabloids have wrapped themselves in the Union Jack...
  • My favourite piece was a tableau vivant of gung-ho garden gnomes fighting a bloody skirmish, armed to the teeth with power tools.
  • How enthusiastic or gung-ho was he on the decision that the team was coming over here exclusively?
  • They are part mercenary and moral crusader, half gung-ho crazies and concerned artists.

Origin

Second World War: from Chinese gōnghé, taken to mean 'work together' and adopted as a slogan by US Marines.

Rhymes

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