| 词汇 | white-flag |
| 释义 | white flag noun[ C ] uk /ˌwaɪt ˈflæɡ/ us /ˌwaɪt ˈflæɡ/ a flag that is waved to show that you accept defeat or do not intend to attack: （表示投降或无意进攻的）白旗 The soldiers laid down their guns and walked towards the enemy camp, carrying a white flag.士兵们放下枪支，举着白旗向敌方营地走去。 Studio-Annika/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Responding to an attack beat beat someone off beat someone/something back capitulate combat patrol counter-assault counterattack countercharge fight hold human shield parry pull pull back refight repel repulse stand strike ward someone/something off white flag | American Dictionarywhite flag noun[ C ] us/ˈhwɑɪt ˈflæɡ, ˈwɑɪt/ a white cloth that is a symbol of defeat or of giving up on something Examples of white flagwhite flag The hands that held the whiteflag of peace were undoubtedly sanctified. It was, perhaps, a somewhat inauspicious omen at this early stage that they should have mast-headed the whiteflag. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not need a whiteflag, an orange flag or a flag of any other colour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was why they hauled up the whiteflag: they had lost the argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth is that he hoisted the flag of insurrection for 18 hours and then threw up the whiteflag of surrender. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would run up the whiteflag on every one of our fishing boats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whiteflag was raised to allow citizens to escape. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Her policy smacks far more of the green flag than the whiteflag. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You live under the cowering peace of the whiteflag, retreating from one position after another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is rather soon for him to have hoisted the whiteflag. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has hoisted the whiteflag at half-mast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of asking the miners to fly either a whiteflag or the red flag. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it flying the whiteflag of surrender? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want him to show the whiteflag; we want him to be dignified and not like a spoiled boy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not hoisting a whiteflag of surrender. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of white flag These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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