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单词 white flag
释义
white flag
noun[C]
uk
/ˌwaɪt ˈflæɡ/us
/ˌwaɪt ˈflæɡ/
aflagthat iswavedto show that youacceptdefeator do notintendtoattack:
（表示投降或无意进攻的）白旗
Thesoldierslaiddowntheirgunsandwalkedtowards theenemycamp,carryingawhiteflag.士兵们放下枪支，举着白旗向敌方营地走去。
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(Definition ofwhite flagfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

white flag| American Dictionary

white flag
noun[C]
us/ˈhwɑɪt ˈflæɡ,ˈwɑɪt/
a whitecloththat is asymbolofdefeator of giving up on something
(Definition ofwhite flagfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhite flag

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The hands that held thewhiteflagof peace were undoubtedly sanctified.
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It was, perhaps, a somewhat inauspicious omen at this early stage that they should have mast-headed thewhiteflag.
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I do not need awhiteflag, an orange flag or a flag of any other colour.
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That was why they hauled up thewhiteflag: they had lost the argument.
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The truth is that he hoisted the flag of insurrection for 18 hours and then threw up thewhiteflagof surrender.
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They would run up thewhiteflagon every one of our fishing boats.
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Thewhiteflagwas raised to allow citizens to escape.
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Her policy smacks far more of the green flag than thewhiteflag.
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You live under the cowering peace of thewhiteflag, retreating from one position after another.
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It is rather soon for him to have hoisted thewhiteflag.
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He has hoisted thewhiteflagat half-mast.
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There is no question of asking the miners to fly either awhiteflagor the red flag.
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Is it flying thewhiteflagof surrender?
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We do not want him to show thewhiteflag; we want him to be dignified and not like a spoiled boy.
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We are not hoisting awhiteflagof surrender.
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