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词组 Borrowers
释义 Borrowers
noun
the Borrowers
the UK armed forces US
This nickname, used by the US armed forces of their UK allies, mocks the paucity of basic supplies such as toilet paper that force the UK troops to beg from their American neighbours. Probably influenced by The Borrowers, Mary Norton, 1952, and the 1998 Hollywood film version.
  • The Americans call them The Borrowers. She says “they have burger bars, pizza huts and shops. We have nothing.” — Evening Standard, p. 6, 7 March 2003
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