单词 | victory |
释义 | vic·to·ry 1. < won victory at last in a protracted war > < scored a knockout victory > < earned a significant political victory > — opposed to defeat 2. a. < his new model represented a victory of constructive imagination > b. < yet his mental victory over this cruel illness is complete as well as inspiring — Ellen Patterson > Synonyms: < a new concept of victory in war — R.J.Bunche > < victory without peace — Archibald MacLeish > < the victory over Everest was a fit coronation present for the Queen — W.O.Douglas > conquest implies a mastery over or subjugation of the opponent, whether a group of human beings or a difficult undertaking < the Roman conquest of the Greeks > < the conquest of the Atlantic by air — Irish Digest > < the education of women was in large part a feminine conquest — H.M.Parshley > triumph suggests great acclaim or personal satisfaction accruing to the victor as from a brilliant or decisive victory or an overwhelming conquest < it is surely questionable whether we as noncombatant individuals should desire their triumph, a degree of success that clearly implies the full accomplishment of all their ends, good and bad — Commonweal > < the battle … marked the beginning of final Union triumph in the Chattanooga campaign — A.P.James > < achieved a diplomatic triumph in bringing about the adoption of treaties — G.E.Rines > < that she did as well as she did was a triumph of experience over inadequate means — Irving Kolodin > |
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