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maquis

/mah-kee, ma-; French ma-kee/US // mɑˈki, mæ-; French maˈki //UK // (mɑːˈkiː) //

灌木丛,侯爵,侯爵夫人,灌木

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ma·quis [mah-keez, ma-; French ma-kee]. /mɑˈkiz, mæ-; French maˈki/.

    • : the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II.
    • : Also called maquisard. a member of this movement.

Examples

  • Your fine cloth frock-coat would be in tatters in two days, if you wore it in the maquis.

  • We shall meet again in the maquis, some day, perhaps, and then we'll continue our study of Virgil.

  • Startled by the firing, a horse which had been wandering through the maquis, was really coming close up to them.

  • I had a guide with me, for fear I should lose my way in the maquis.

  • Rand leaned over and spat into the brass cuspidor, a gesture of braggadocio he had picked up among the French maquis.