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war cry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈwar cry noun [countable]  PMSHOUTa shout used by people fighting in a battle to show their courage and frighten the enemy 〔作战时显示勇气和震慑敌人的〕喊杀声,呐喊 SYN battle cry
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war cryIn each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry.Keep Britain White was the war cry.When I still refused, they gave their war cry and began dancing about to frighten me.
nThe War CryˈWar Cry, The  nthe weekly newspaper of the salvation army in the UK whose members go into bars and pubs to try to sell it to customers
ˈwar cry nounˈWar Cry, TheLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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war cry
ˈwar cry noun [countable]
a shout used by people fighting in a battle to show their courage and frighten the enemy
   SYN  battle cry


War Cry
ˈWar Cry, The
the weekly newspaper of the Salvation Army in the UK whose members go into bars and pubs to try to sell it to customers


war cryBrE /ˈwɔː kraɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːr kraɪ/ 🔊 nouna word or phrase that is shouted by people fighting in a battle in order to give themselves courage and to frighten the enemy (作战时鼓舞士气的)喊杀声,呐喊声