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d-day

/dee-dey/US // ˈdiˌdeɪ //

D-DAY

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Military. the day, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.
    • : June 6, 1944, the day of the invasion of western Europe by Allied forces in World War II.
    • : Informal. any day of special significance, as one marking an important event or goal.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Amy renamed the days of the week A-day, B-day, C-day, D-day, E-day, F-day and G-day.

  • He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”

  • For many years afterward it was a never-ending topic of conversation, and is more or less talked of even to this day.

  • “We talked about the science the whole time the other day,” Krauss told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.

  • Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.

  • In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.

  • The afternoon was a lovely one—the day was a perfect example of the mellowest mood of autumn.

  • Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.

  • Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.

  • There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.

  • The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.