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单词 Dunkirk
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Dunkirk
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Dunkirk: Dunkirks
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The expansion at the Fieldbrook Farms facility in Dunkirk will allow the company to add 61 full-time jobs and retain 586 others.
Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)
Britain turned the painful retreat from Dunkirk into a triumph of the spirit.
Time(Dec 26, 2016)
For fun: The full trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is now available.
Slate(Dec 14, 2016)
1
n a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
Syn|Exp
Dunkerque
port
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
town
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
2
1n an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
Syn|Exp
Dunkerque
evacuation
the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
amphibious operation
a military operation by both land and sea forces
2n a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there
Hyper
crisis
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
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