请输入您要查询的英文词组:

 

词组 circle the wagons
释义

circle the wagons (of a group) unite in defence of a common interest. North American informal

☞ The expression reflects a common method of defence against marauders adopted by wagon trains in the American Old West. In South Africa the Afrikaans word laager, meaning 'a defensive circle of ox wagons', is used in similar metaphorical contexts.

随便看

 

英语词组固定搭配大全包含15956条英汉双解词组,基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/16 2:42:29