jackboot
jackboot 英 [ˈdʒækbu:t] 美 [ˈdʒækˌbut]
n. 长统靴;军事压迫;暴政
名词复数:jackboots
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- n. 长统靴;军事压迫;暴政
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1. One lorry bore an enormous black jackboot decorated with the stars from the Chinese flag, threatening to stamp on the president.
游行队伍中有一辆载有巨大号黑色长筒靴的卡车,靴子上装饰有中国国旗的星星,寓意踩扁马英九。
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2. National culture was crushed under the invader's jackboot .
在侵略者的残酷统治之下,民族文化遭到蹂躏。
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3. When we came to power, a part of the country was under the LTTE jackboot .
当我们上台后,部分国家的猛虎组织掌。
- jackboot (n.) also jack-boot, 1680s, type of large, strong over-the-knee cavalry boot of 17c.-18c., later a type worn by German military and para-military units in the Nazi period. From jack (n.), though the exact sense here is unclear + boot (n.1). Figurative of military oppression since 1768. Related: Jackbooted.
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